Leadership Programs Research and Publications

Our research investigates how educational leaders learn to lead for equity in TK–12 education through three Focal Questions. 

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  • Focal Question 1: What does equity and justice-focused leadership look like in practice?

  • Focal Question 2: How are equity and justice leaders effectively developed and sustained?

  • Focal Question 3: How must educational systems be transformed to be more equitable and just?

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What does equity and justice-focused leadership look like in practice?

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How are equity and justice leaders effectively developed and sustained?

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How must educational systems be transformed to be more equitable and just?

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Leadership Programs Research: Complete Archive

Title Author Year Publication typesort descending
21CSLA Research Brief: Insights for Educators and School Leaders: Understanding and Addressing Online Hate Speech Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim; Aki Murata; Alison Munzer 2023 21CSLA
21CSLA Research Brief: Innovations in Teaching During the Pandemic Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim 2022 21CSLA
21CSLA Research-Practice Webinar Highlights: Educating for a Diverse Democracy 2023 21CSLA
Impact Report: Flying With Our Own Wings: The Essential Role Of Leaders In Supporting Pedagogical Mentoring Soraya Sablo Sutton; María Rojas Concha 2020 FQ1: Social justice and equity leadership in practice
Tipping the Balance: Social Justice Leaders Allying with Marginalized Youth to Increase Student Voice and Activism Rebecca Cheung; Chuck Flores; Soraya Sablo-Sutton 2019 FQ1: Social justice and equity leadership in practice
Leadership Connection Rubric: Supporting Equity in the Schools We Need (2nd Edition) Lynda Tredway; Rebecca Cheung; Viet Nguyen; Daphannie Stephens; Linda Leader-Picone; Janette Hernandez 2015 FQ1: Social justice and equity leadership in practice
Rethinking the "Superhero" Principal Narrative Soraya Sablo Sutton; Nate Gong 2021 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Improving Leader Retention and Self Efficacy through Induction: PLI Leadership Support Program’s Promising Results Rebecca Cheung; Nathan Gong; Viet Nguyen 2019 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Performance Assessment of Aspiring School Leaders Grounded in an Epistemology of Practice: A Case Study Jessica E. Charles; Rebecca Cheung; Kristin Rosekrans 2019 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Laying the Foundation (LtF): A Framework for Integrating Performative Modalities in Social Justice School Leadership Programs Rebecca Cheung; Pierre Tchetgen 2020 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders

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