Reappraisal: The problems and prospects of studying the micropolitics of leadership in reforming schools

Mawhinney, Hanne B.

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“…Other studies (Anderson, 1991;Blase, 1990Blase, , 1993Blase & Blase, 1994Hoy & Sweetland, 2001;Scribner, Hager, & Warne, 2002) This study also attempted to describe the progression novice principals experienced in negotiating the politics of educational change in their school communities, while balancing macropolitical pressures. Despite previous researchers (Bacharach & Mundell, 1993;Boyd, 1982Boyd, , 1983Darling-Hammond, 1992;Hickcox & Doris, 1979;Mawhinney, 1999) detailing the relationships between macropolitical pressures and the micropolitical realities of schools, the process in which novice middle school principals navigate the micropolitics of education, within their macropolitical environment, to create holistic educational change is not explicit.…”

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“…The "politics of decline" that plagued public school systems in the 1970s returned as teacher and support staff cutbacks devastated morale and created conflict (Boyd, 1983). Significant budget cuts from the governor greatly reshaped existing interactions and structures that influenced social action and decision making in each school Bacharach & Mundell, 1993;Mawhinney, 1999). Similarly to the 1970s, teachers in both middle schools absorbed the brunt of the funding cuts, which adversely affected their job satisfaction.…”

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“…Consequently, influential actors have the potential to derail or support principals" goals and initiatives. Despite previous researchers (Bacharach & Mundell, 1993;Boyd, 1982Boyd, , 1983Darling-Hammond, 1992;Hickcox & Doris, 1979;Mawhinney, 1999) confirming that macro level factors significantly influence the micropolitical character of schools, the nature and processes in which novice middle school principals negotiate the micropolitics of education, within their macropolitical environment, to create holistic educational change is not concretely understood.…”

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“…Subsequently, decision making in schools cannot be explained without understanding political power and the strategies used by individuals and groups to gain such power (Mawhinney, 1999).…”

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The Micropolitics of Educational Change Experienced by Novice Public Middle School Principals

Caruso¹

2013

NASSP Bulletin

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Novice public middle school principals currently face the challenge of navigating internal micropolitical structures while negotiating educational change during a period of decline. This year-long qualitative study detailed the lived experiences of two suburban novice middle school principals as they found themselves leading within a macropolitical environment containing slashed public school budgets, contracted student programs, teacher cutbacks, and policy mandates to improve student achievement. The study captured the ideologies and values of subsystems between teachers and administrators, negotiations of boundaries and turf between administrators and teachers, and how principals asserted bureaucratic leadership approaches for political ends.

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“…Subsequently, decision making in schools cannot be explained without understanding political power and the strategies used by individuals and groups to gain such power (Mawhinney, 1999).…”

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Caruso¹

2013

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“…For example, numerous studies have documented how privileged families utilize their networks and social capital to advance their interests at the expense of low-income communities of color (Tarasaw & Waggoner, 2015). Similar to principals and the micro-politics of schools (Blasé & Anderson, 1995;Iannaccone, 1991;Malen, 1994;Mawhinney, 1999), superintendents should also be aware of and engaged in ongoing political interactions. They should consider how both organizations and "actors seek to promote and protect their vested material and ideological interests" (Malen, 2006, p. 87).…”

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Righting past wrongs: A superintendent’s social justice leadership for dual language education along the U.S.-Mexico border

DeMatthews

Izquierdo

Knight

2017

EPAA

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Abstract:The role of superintendents in adopting and developing dual language education and other equity-oriented reforms that support the unique needs of Latina/o emergent bilinguals is a relatively unexplored area in educational leadership and policy resea rch. Drawing upon theories of social justice leadership, this article examines how one superintendent in the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) engaged in leadership to address injustices against Mexican and Mexican-American emergent bilinguals through the implementation of district-wide dual language education. EPISD provided a strategic site for this study because the previous superintendent and administration were part of a large-scale cheating scandal that "disappeared" hundreds of Mexican and MexicanAmerican students. This study highlights the important role of the superintendent in supporting equity-oriented school reforms such as dual language education, identifies Education Policy Analysis Archives Vol. 25 No. 1 2 specific actions and values pertinent to social justice leadership at the district level, and describes the ways leaders can take advantage of political opportunities, frame educational injustices in ways that mobilize key stakeholders, and utilize networks and grassroots movements for social justice means. The article concludes with implications for future research. Keywords: bilingual education; dual language education; superintendent; social justice; leadership Corrigiendo errores pasados: El liderato enfocado en la justicia social de un superintendente para la educación en dos idiomas a través de la frontera de México y los Estados Unidos Resumen: El rol de los superintendentes en la adopción y el desarrollo de la educación bilingüe y otras reformas orientadas a la equidad que apoyan las necesidades especiales de los estudiantes bilingües es una área relativamente inexplorada en el liderato educativo y en la investigación de las pólizas educativas. Este artículo examina cómo un superintendente en el Distrito Escolar Independiente de El Paso (EPISD) se involucró en el liderato para abordar las injusticias contra los bilingües emergentes Mexicanos y México-Americanos a través de la implementación de la educación dual en todo el distrito. EPISD proporcionó un sitio estratégico para este estudio debido a que la administración y el superintendente anterior formaron parte de "un escándalo de trampa en exámenes que resulto en la desaparición" de cientos de estudiantes Mexicanos y México-Americanos. Este estudio destaca el importante rol que desempeña el superintendente en el apoyo a reformas escolares orientadas a la equidad, como la educación en dos idiomas, identifica acciones y valores específicos pertinentes al liderato de justicia social a nivel distrital y describe las maneras en que los líderes pueden aprovechar de las oportunidades políticas, formulando injusticias educativas de manera que movilizan a las partes interesadas y utilizan las redes y movimientos de base para la justicia social. Este artículo concluye con implicaci...

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Politics, Activism, and Leadership for Social Justice in Education

Ryan¹,

Higginbottom²

2017

The Wiley International Handbook of Educational Leadership

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Reappraisal: The problems and prospects of studying the micropolitics of leadership in reforming schools

Cited by 32 publications

References 9 publications

The Micropolitics of Educational Change Experienced by Novice Public Middle School Principals

The Micropolitics of Educational Change Experienced by Novice Public Middle School Principals

Righting past wrongs: A superintendent’s social justice leadership for dual language education along the U.S.-Mexico border

Politics, Activism, and Leadership for Social Justice in Education

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