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Urban Elementary Teachers’ Perspectives And Practices, Meredith Elise Murray
Urban Elementary Teachers’ Perspectives And Practices, Meredith Elise Murray
Doctoral Dissertations
Urban teachers alone cannot solve the complex social and economic problems that plague urban communities and schools; however, their efforts to effectively educate inner-city youth can begin to break the cycle of disadvantage. Therefore, urban teachers’ perspectives are essential in understanding the process of effectively instructing urban youth. The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives and practices of five urban educators through a postpositive theoretical lens. Participants for this study were five urban educators kindergarten through fourth grade, all of whom were teaching at one urban school. The participating teachers were chosen by criterion sampling with the …
Exploring The Leadership Practices Of Social Justice Leaders At Urban Charter Schools, Kandle Fraser
Exploring The Leadership Practices Of Social Justice Leaders At Urban Charter Schools, Kandle Fraser
Doctoral Dissertations
While by and large urban public schools continue to not serve the needs of all of the students in their communities, there are some school principals who are creating educational equity for all of their students and deserve to be called social justice leaders. This study aimed to expand the field of school leadership studies and focus on social justice leaders in charter schools using a phenomenological interview methodology. Each of four participants was interviewed in three 90-minute sessions. The first interview focused on the person's life history before becoming school leaders, the second was on their leadership practices, and …