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ERIC Number: ED613372
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul-9
Pages: 120
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-8077-6543-2
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Radical Care: Leading for Justice in Urban Schools
Rivera-McCutchen, Rosa L.
Teachers College Press
Educators often invoke the term "care" to describe why they entered the field and what compels them to continue. This book argues that care, as typically described and enacted, is not sufficient for leading schools, particularly those serving Black and Latinx children. Instead, school leaders need to embrace "radical care." Drawing from 20 years of researching and working in New York City public schools, Rosa Rivera-McCutchen outlines the five components of radical care: adopting an antiracist stance, cultivating authentic relationships, believing in students' and teachers' capacity for excellence, leveraging power strategically, and embracing a spirit of radical hope. To demonstrate practical strategies, the author shares vignettes from her personal experiences that exemplify each of the components. Calling for today's school leaders to thoughtfully challenge existing structures that reproduce inequality, "Radical Care" offers a much-needed framework that will guide leadership practice with a sense of urgency and a spirit of hope. This book: (1) Focuses on the school principal as critical catalyst for school transformation; (2) Centers antiracism as essential to leadership practice; (3) Includes practical strategies for navigating the sociopolitical and policy climate; and (4) Offers a roadmap for engaging teachers and staff in practicing radical care. [Foreword written by Jamaal A. Bowman.]
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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