ABSTRACT
This important book helps school leaders let go of a "comfortable" mindset and enter a world of courageous conversations that examine and challenge the impact of racism and other forms of oppression on disciplinary patterns, instructional practices, and school policies. Authors Hunsberger, Mayo, and Neal prepare you to address these difficult issues though authentic, critical discourse. The book includes classroom activities and facilitation tips to help prompt systematic changes in schools through improving instruction, supporting inclusiveness, and strengthening student engagement.
After reading Becoming a Social Justice Leader you’ll be able to:
- Design conversations that support participant engagement and create a safe environment for discussion.
- Explore personal dispositions, attitudes, and stances that contribute to systemic oppression.
- Understand how oppression is established and sustained in order to enact change.
- Create alliances within school settings to foster dialogue and combat oppression.
Additional worksheets that help educators examine and expand their work as social justice leaders are also available for download (https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138957749).
eResources
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Before you Begin
The Fabric of Oppression
Transference
No Experts
Suspend Certainty
No Blame, Shame, and Guilt
Chapter 2 Designing Conversations
Attribute of Design: Balance
Attribute of Design: Conditions for the Conversation
Attribute of Design: Definitions
Attribute of Design: Reflection as Pedagogy
Attribute of Design: Space
Chapter 3 A Conversation of the Heart
Entering the Conversation
Listening Pairs
Cycle of Socialization
Things I Heard and Learned
Continuing Reflections
Chapter 4 A Conversation of the Head
Entering the Conversation
Table of Oppression
The Legs of the Dominant Group
Privilege
Fish Bowl
The Legs of the Oppressed
Continuing Conversations
Final Comment: Transference
Chapter 5 A Conversation of the Hand
Entering the Conversation
In the Classroom
In the School
In the System
Further Conversations
Chapter 6 Allies: We Can’t do this Alone
Past Experiences
Awareness
Authenticity
Acuity
Agency
Reflections upon Allies
Transference
Chapter 7 Lessons Learned
No Experts, Just More Experiences
Keeping Folks in the Conversation
It’s Like a Jungle Sometimes…
Keeping White Voices in the Conversation
Final Thoughts
