Courageous leadership in early childhood education : taking a stand for social justice / edited by Susi Long, Mariana Souto-Manning, Vivian Maria Vasquez ; foreword by Sonia Nieto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Long, Susi, 1952- editor.

Souto-Manning, Mariana, editor.

Vasquez, Vivian Maria, editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)

Early childhood education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Social justice.

United States.

Early childhood education--United States.

Early childhood education.

Social justice--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

xi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2016]

Summary:

In this inspiring collection, 13 early childhood leaders take action to challenge and change inequitable educational practices in preschools and elementary schools. For them, educating for social justice is not an empty platitude. Steadfast and resolute, they turn rhetoric into reality as they guide early childhood teachers to teach for social justice innovatively and strategically. Through the voices of families, teachers, and the administrators themselves, each chapter shares ways that these leaders use the power entrusted in them to question and disrupt discriminatory and marginalizing practices that deny opportunities for some students while privileging others. The book includes insights, strategies, and resources that administrators can use to build confidence, knowledge, and skills as they invest in more equitable and just preschools and schools. Book Features: Highlights the actions of administrators as they take a stand to transcend standardized approaches to teaching and learning. Portrays strategies and resources used to engage teachers in critical examinations of self and the institutions in which they work. Describes principles and practices that guide administrators as they support the development of culturally relevant practices and policies. Highlights the voices of families as they participate in and are impacted by the work of administrators.

Contents:

Introduction : silence is not an option / Susi Long, Mariana Souto-Manning, and Vivian Maria Vasquez

Courageous leaders : no empty platitudes / Susi Long, Mariana Souto-Manning, and Vivian Maria Vasquez

Bessie Gray : a legacy of leadership, labor, and love / Marcelle M. Haddix

Humanizing early education : courageously caring leadership in a bilingual head start program / Mariana Souto-Manning and Yandra Mordan-Delgadillo

Leadership in a dual-language community preschool : small steps toward creating an assets-based program / Kindel Nash and Geralyn Sosinski

Bridging languages, cultures, and worlds through culturally relevant leadership / Mariana Souto-Manning, Rebeca Madrigal, Karina Malik, and Jessica Martell

Developing a wealth mindset and a critical stance : collaborative inquiry as a path to social justice / Bilal Polson and Monica Byrne-Jimenez

Understanding family involvement : race, class, schooling, and family life in a rural black community / Michele Myers

Determined to make a difference : becoming a culturally responsive administrator / Detra Price-Dennis

Making it happen : risk-taking and relevance in a rural elementary school / Julia Lopez-Robertson and Mary Jade Haney

The principled principal and social justice : all children are gifted / Alfredo Celed?n Lujan

Creating spaces for critical literacy and technology to cultivate a social justice focus / Sarah Vander Zanden

Intentional practices : one principal's path toward equity / Meir Muller

Humanity, heart, and praxis : foundations of courageous leadership / Sabina Mosso-Taylor

Vision, voice, and action : creating pathways to social justice / Nathaniel Bryan, Lamar Johnson, Dywanna Smith, Brittany Garvin, and Anthony Broughton

The courage to lead : strategies for action / Vivian Maria Vasquez, Susi Long, and Mariana Souto-Manning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780807757413

0807757411

OCLC:

922909785

Publisher Number:

99981648212