Multicultural Education for Educational Leaders: Critical Race Theory and Antiracist Perspectives

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Multicultural Education for Educational Leaders: Critical Race Theory and Antiracist Perspectives is a riveting book that contains a compilation of powerful essays that cogently argue why multicultural education is important for educational leaders. Using a critical multicultural framework the contributors of this powerful book highlight the varying ways racism finds its way into schools. Essentialist in its tone the book might be considered straight talk or what some might describe as tell it like it is. Educational scholars and students will find a wide array of compelling essays that are written to disrupt the inequitable school policies and practices that contribute to the negative school experiences of African American students. Key features of this book include: Reflective Steps for Educational Leaders Discussion Questions designed help educational leaders critically reflect on pertinent issues facing educational leaders

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The relevance and significance of this book is based on the data-supported contention that in order for Black students to achieve in schools, it will require a concerted effort from educators and administrators. Specifically, educational professionals and school leaders will have to seriously question their assumptions about themselves, Black Americans, as well as the historical origins of inequality. Equipped with this knowledge, educational leaders will be in a stronger position to make better curriculum and instructional choices as well as more equitable classroom management decisions. Overall, the chapters in the book reinforce the notion that improving educational leaders skills in Americas schools will require a sincere desire to radically change perspectives and practices by integrating a rigorous and somewhat sensitive curriculum based on anti-discrimination topics. -- Dr. Lamont Flowers, Director Center for African American Education, Clemson University
Overall, I think that this is a much needed textboth in multicultural education and outside of it, within education more broadly, (e.g., educational foundations, teacher preparation, educational leadership, special education, methods and materials, curriculum development, pedagogy, evaluation, bilingual education, etc.), as well as in other fields like progressive sociology, social psychology and anthropology, among others. In my own research in multicultural education, I draw many of the same conclusions that ground this textthat the education of especially black male youth needs to be placed at the center of our educational priorities today if this group is to be both functionally and meaningfully educated, as well as all other groups -- Dr. Christine Clark, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Senior Scholar for Multicultural Education, and Founding Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Nevada Las Vegas
This book is a rare find in educational leadership literature. It boldly places issues of race and racism in the forefront of the educational agenda, at a time when most seek to avoid such uncomfortable discussions. This text promotes the idea that school leadership is more than just books, busses, and buildings; todays educational leaders must be able to critically examine people, policies, and practices. Concepts like multicultural education, critical race theory, and critical white studies are utilized to examine educational leadership in ways that are sure to illuminate, encourage, inspire, and enrage. This is not another paper thin approach to diversity that saturates so much of the educational discourse. This book accurately and adroitly incorporates historical context, blends complex educational theory with real educators experiences, and ignores comfort in the name of real change that is lacking in so many of Americas schools. -- Dr. Floyd D. Beachum, Program Coordinator for Educational Leadership, Bennett Professor of Urban School Leadership, College of Education, Lehigh University

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Abul Pitre is professor and department head of educational leadership and counseling at Prairie View A&M University, where he teaches Multicultural Education for Educational Leaders, and Leadership. He was appointed Edinboro Universitys first named professor for his outstanding work in African-American education and held the distinguished title of the Carter G. Woodson Professor of Education. Tawannah Allen is an associate professor at Fayetteville State University where she teaches courses in the Educational Leadership doctoral program. Esrom Pitre is an assistant professor at the University of Houston-Clearlake where he teaches courses in Educational Leadership. Prior to working as an assistant professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake he was the Principal of Dondaldsonville High School. During his tenure as Principal he transformed the school to make it one of distinction.