Black School White School: Racism and Educational (Mis) Leadership - Softcover

Brooks, Jeffrey S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807753122 ISBN 13: 9780807753125

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2012

Synopsis

How do race and race relations influence leadership practice and the education of students? In this timely and provocative book, the author identifies cultural and unstated norms and beliefs around race and race relations, and explores how these dynamics influence the kind of education students receive. Drawing on findings from extensive observations, interviews, and documents, the author reveals that many decisions that should have been based on pedagogy (or what is best for students) were instead inspired by conscious and unconscious racist assumptions, discrimination, and stereotypes. With applicable implications and lessons for all, this book will help schools and leadership programs to take the next step in addressing longstanding and deeply entrenched inequity and inequality in schools.

Book Features:

• An in-depth portrait of a high school serving predominantly African American students that reveals how racism influences educational leadership.
• Research-based strategies to help principals and teachers recognize and then address the “invisible” racism in their practices.
• A conversation with educational scholar Bill Ayers about key themes of racism in education and society.

About this title

Book Description:

"After reading this important book, one is thoroughly convinced that ‘leadership matters’ with respect to race and education."
—
Dalton Conley
, New York University

“This book is a must-read for both school leaders and those who prepare them.”
—
Sonya Douglass Horsford
, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

“Powerful empirical insights on one of the most critical and knotty issues in school leadership today.”
—
Joseph F. Murphy
, Vanderbilt University

“While there are always some exceptional teachers who will produce classroom excellence wherever they may be located, to create an exceptional
school
, it takes principals who can re-envision the possibilities.”
—From the Foreword by
Lisa D. Delpit
, Florida International University, author of
Other People’s Children

“If we are serious about creating equitable and excellent schools, Brooks’ account in

Black School White School

offers a poignant and important look at these very real issues.”
—
George Theoharis
, Syracuse University

“Anyone who thought they knew about race and race relations in the schools will find in this volume new content and highly nuanced descriptions not available anywhere else.”
—
Fenwick W. English,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

From the Author:

Jeffrey S. Brooks is associate professor and program coordinator of Educational Administration at Iowa State University, and editor of the Journal of School Leadership.

About this edition

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0807753122
• ISBN 13: 9780807753125
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176