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ERIC Number: EJ1182705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-9726
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Advocacy as a Practice of Critical Teacher Leadership
Bradley-Levine, Jill
International Journal of Teacher Leadership, v9 n1 p47-62 Spr 2018
Teacher advocacy has been examined as a practice of activism external to the school and as a practice of educational leadership. However, researchers have not merged these ideas by framing advocacy as a practice of leadership that takes place within the classroom and across the school. This article illustrates how, through advocacy on behalf of students who are marginalized, teachers demonstrate a model for critical teacher leadership. Using a critical ethnographic approach, observation and interview data were collected across three schools to answer these research questions: (a) In what ways do teachers advocate on behalf of students who have been marginalized; (b) How do these teachers garner support for the students from administrators and/or colleagues; and (c) How do teachers advocate for these students beyond their school? Findings are used to support teacher advocacy as a practice of critical pedagogy, collaborative leadership, and ethical leadership, and to propose a definition of critical teacher leadership.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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