Open AccessHelping student leaders engage as allies
Author(s) -
B Bourke
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.52499/2020003
Subject(s) - social justice , action (physics) , economic justice , public relations , political science , sociology , work (physics) , criminology , law and economics , law , physics , quantum mechanics , mechanical engineering , engineering
IN FIGHTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, ALLIES AND THEIR EFFORTS RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ATTENTION. This attention can be justified, as allies serve essential functions in efforts to eliminate inequities present in social systems, through the pursuit of social justice (Russell & Bohan, 2016). “Allies are a crucial group in the work of social justice” (Munin & Speight, 2010, p. 249). Add to this that higher education is increasingly looked to as a critical source of leadership development (Dugan & Komives, 2007; Hastings & Sunderman, 2019), and the need to address allyship among student leaders is especially poignant. Embracing action as allies is one avenue to aid students’ learning to integrate social justice into their approach to leadership, which is a key aspect of developing as socially responsible leaders (Dugan & Komives, 2010; Irwin, 2015).