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Book SynopsisThis unique volume has been written collaboratively by children, families, teachers, school leaders, scholars, and community organization representatives. With each author having a platform to express his or her individual voice, chapters centre on the authors' lived experiences (ranging in skills, knowledge, and activism) in promoting social justice and equity in schools. With a focus on long-standing trends in schools regarding ability (both mental and physical), race, ethnicity, class, religion/beliefs/faith, native language, immigration status, gender, sexuality, family structure, and geographical location, the authors demonstrate how they live their work by facilitating courageous dialogue, promoting inclusive practices, and building authentic relationships with those in power as well as those from marginalised populations. Authors reflect on their personal and professional lives and help the reader understand the call that lies within each of them: to live what is just and right for all children.
Table of ContentsMy Rules of Engagement. Teaching Students to Fish: Advancing Social Justice and Equity Pedagogy and Praxis through Scholarship and Instruction. Radical Loving, Radical Leading: Negotiating Complex Identities, Positionalities, and Pedagogies in Social Justice Work. Promoting Inclusive Practices: Using Art and Inquiry to Promote Social Justice in Schools. One Teacher’s Journey to Create Change. Building a Rainbow, One Writer at a Time: An Urban Youth Memoir Project. I Live My Work by BEING OUT. The Evolution of My Voice. Building Awareness of Race and Place: Reflections from a Multiracial Research Group on Impactful Life Experiences. Hear Our Words; Honor Our Heritage: Decolonizing Pedagogy in the Urban Classroom. Addressing the Education Debt Owed to Students in an Urban Environment through a School and Community Collective Impact Model of Collaboration. An Asking Year. Dare Greatly to Enhance Your School’s Climate: Through Acceptance, Relational Trust, and Creating a Sense of Belonging. Creating Achievement Opportunities: Each One Reach One. Improving Psychological Well-being of Children: A Social Justice Journey in the Borderlands. An Investigation of How Historically Marginalized Third Graders Manifest Criticality and Resistance in School. Dig It!: The Versatility of the Community Garden. Becoming – and Staying – An Ally. Being a Champion. My Journey. Leadership as Soul Work: Living, Leading, and Loving the Work. Utilizing Student Voices to Enhance Academic Resilience in Kenya. Copyright page. Living the Work: Promoting Social Justice and Equity Work in Schools around the World. Advances in Educational Administration. Living the Work: Promoting Social Justice and Equity Work in Schools around the World. About the Authors. List of Contributors. Foreword: The Cry for Social Justice in the Maw of the Iron Cage. Introduction: The Redeeming Power of Connections. Conclusion – Preparing all School Community Leaders to Live their Work. Epilogue: Engaging Dominant Discourses. Book Reviews.
