Decolonizing educational leadership : exploring alternative approaches to leading schools

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Acknowledgments Contents About the Author List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction: Toward a Theory of Decolonizing Educational Leadership Positionality Education as a Colonial Project Conclusion References Chapter 2: Examining Field of Educational Leadership: Challenges and Possibilities Introduction Brief History of Educational Administration and Leadership Decolonizing Educational Leadership Conclusion References Chapter 3: Coloniality and Educational Leadership Discourse Introduction Situating Coloniality Within Anti-colonial Discourse Coloniality of Knowledge and Power Developing Decolonizing Philosophy Conclusion References Chapter 4: Decolonizing the Mind: Process of Unlearning, Relearning, Rereading, and Reframing for Educational Leaders Introduction Unlearning, Relearning, Rereading, and Reframing Process of Decolonizing Disruption of Colonial Mentality Conclusion References Chapter 5: Restoring Capacity: Decolonizing Education and School Leadership Practices Introduction Capacity Building: Making the Turn Restoring Capacity Engage in Self-reflexivity in Relation to Coloniality Develop Understanding of Critical Theorizing Build Relationships Across Communities Engage in Critical and Difficult Dialogue Disrupt Neoliberal Educational Policies Action Plan to Sustain the Journey Conclusion References Chapter 6: Recentering and Reconnecting: Creating Space for Renewal Introduction Recentering and Reconnecting Leadership Pedagogy Storytelling Remembering Creating Reading Envisioning Ethical Spaces Conclusion References Chapter 7: Conclusion: Looping Back and Moving Forward References Index