ERIC Number: EJ1409297
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Publication Date: 2024
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There's No Place Like Homeplace: School Principals' Roles in Developing Student Belonging as Resistance against Oppression
Kendra Lowery; Kiara Johnson; Ra'Chelle Spearman
Theory Into Practice, v63 n1 p17-27 2024
School principals must play a vital role in facilitating homeplace and Black joy by promoting, modeling, and holding educators responsible for their roles in contributing to homeplace. We argue that principals can enact homeplace by embodying the tenets of culturally responsive school leadership (CSRL). The purpose of this paper is to make meaning of the concept of homeplace, conceptualized by bell hooks, through storytelling and explanation of an acrostic. Homeplace creates "H"olistic "O"pportunities for "M"eaning, "E"xpectations on high, "P"urpose, "L"ove, "A"chievement, and "C"ommunity "E"ngagement. We explain each construct by including: (1) a story that connects to one of our personal experiences; (2) a general overview of how we make sense of the construct; (3) how we connect the construct to extant research about homeplace, joy, and CRSL; and (4) possibilities for application of the construct by school principals.
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Student Experience, Group Unity, Principals, African Americans, Power Structure, Disadvantaged, Racial Factors, Resistance (Psychology), Cultural Relevance, Instructional Leadership, Educational Environment, Holistic Approach, Community Involvement
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