{"product_id":"courageous-leadership-in-early-childhood-susi-long-9780807757413","title":"Courageous Leadership in Early Childhood Education: Taking a Stand for Social Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this inspiring collection, 13 early childhood leaders take action to challenge and change inequitable educational practices in preschools and elementary schools. For them, \u003cem\u003eeducating for social justice\u003c\/em\u003e is not an empty platitude. Steadfast and resolute, they turn rhetoric into reality as they guide early childhood teachers to teach for social justice innovatively and strategically. Through the voices of families, teachers, and the administrators themselves, each chapter shares ways that these leaders use the power entrusted in them to question and disrupt discriminatory and marginalizing practices that deny opportunities for some students while privileging others. The book includes insights, strategies, and resources that administrators can use to build confidence, knowledge, and skills as they invest in more equitable and just preschools and schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Highlights the actions of administrators as they take a stand to transcend standardized approaches to teaching and learning, creating more equitable educational environments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Portrays strategies and resources used to engage teachers in critical examination of self and the institutions in which they work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Describes principles and practices that guide administrators as they support the development of culturally relevant practices and policies. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Offers powerful ways early childhood administrators can approach inequitable mandates.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlights the voices of families as they participate in and are impacted by the work of administrators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susi Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807757411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807757413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susi Long","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994912030975,"sku":"9780807757413","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e956a60b-ed96-4c53-a5ee-0c75c461a01b.jpg?v=1683332906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/courageous-leadership-in-early-childhood-susi-long-9780807757413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}