Caring practices and social justice leadership: case studies of school principals in Scotland and USA

This article explores how headteachers/principals engage in social justice leadership practice using data gathered from the Scottish and American contributions to International School Leadership Development Network’s (ISLDN) research on leadership. While literature focuses high-level strategies address issues of equity there is limited discussion day-to-day In fostering inclusive cultures, critical challenging low-level forms discrimination, micro-aggressions, which create hostile environments for diverse groups learners. The considers concept ‘leadership practice’ by examining notion relational highlight processes ‘organising activities’ this, we focus caring practices explore these through four case studies recognised their A framework Noddings’ modelling, dialogue confirmation as organising activities, used begin capture