Decolonizing Educational Leadership

lt;b>Ann E. Lopez is Professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher, and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Director of the Center for Leadership and Diversity, and Provostial Advisor on Access Programs at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her research focuses on equity and diversity in education, school leadership, culturally responsive leadership, antiracist education, and decolonizing education. Her previously published books and articles include Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Leadership in Diverse Contexts: From Theory to Action (2016).

1. Introduction: Toward a Theory of Decolonizing Educational Leadership.- 2. Examining Field of Educational Leadership: Challenges and Possibilities.- 3. Coloniality and Educational Leadership Discourse.- 4. Decolonizing the Mind: Process of Un-learning, Re-learning, Re-reading and Re-framing for Educational Leaders.- 5. Restoring Capacity: Decolonizing Education and School Leadership Practices.- 6. Re-centering and Re-connecting: Creating Space for Renewal.- 7. Conclusion: Looping Back and Moving Forward.