Open AccessRacial-Equity Policy as Leadership Practice: Using Social Practice Theory to Analyze Policy as Practice
Author(s) -
Sue S. Feldman,
Ilana Winchester
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of multicultural education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1934-5267
DOI - 10.18251/ijme.v17i1.855
Subject(s) - disconnection , equity (law) , policy analysis , equity theory , sociology , public relations , political science , public administration , public economics , economics , law , economic justice
This, primarily theoretical, paper takes up the longstanding problem of the disconnection between education policy and leadership practice. The authors propose the use of social practice theory as a tool for educational leaders at the state, school district, and school levels, to eliminate the disconnection between policy design and leadership action. Using Oregon as an example, the authors illustrate a relationship between equity-policy design and leadership practice that may help identify weaknesses and strengths in equity-policy designs and ultimately support better equity policy for leadership practice.