Sparking Change to Promote Equity: Implementing Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices in Gifted and...

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Javetta Jones Roberson (University of North Texas, USA) Kristina Henry Collins (Texas State University, USA)

Sparking Change to Promote Equity

Implementing Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices in Gifted and Advanced Programs

Javetta Jones Roberson (University of North Texas, USA), Kristina Henry Collins (Texas State University, USA)

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31 July 2024

Organisation & management of education; Teacher training; Teaching of special educational needs; Political leaders & leadership

Sparking Change to Promote Equity illuminates the skills and practices that campus and district-level leaders of gifted and advanced programs need to encourage and support minoritized student success in today’s classrooms.

Designed to empower leaders and stakeholders to build a more equitably represented student population within gifted and advanced programs, Sparking Change chapters offer a discourse on the benefit of incorporating culturally responsive gifted leadership practices open the gateway toward knowing, accepting, and nurturing each student according to their true needs, challenges, and abilities. In the context of the complexities of today’s schools and advanced programs, this book provides recommendations and strategies towards developing an equitable leadership stance that is needed in gifted and advanced education.

Whether you are new to leadership, experienced, or an aspiring leader seeking to advance equity in gifted and advanced education, this book is a valuable resource for educational leaders to become more eqitable in advanced learning.

By: Javetta Jones Roberson (University of North Texas USA), Kristina Henry Collins (Texas State University, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781032448169
ISBN 10: 1032448164
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 31 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr. Javetta Jones Roberson serves as the District Coordinator of Secondary Advanced Academics & Gifted and Talented in McKinney ISD. She also serves as Lecturing Professor in the Teacher Education and Administration department at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include diverse gifted and Advanced Placement populations, equity in giftedness, culturally responsive pedagogy (teaching, leadership, and curriculum), and professional learning of teachers (special education and gifted). Dr. Kristina Henry Collins is the Executive Director for Robinson Center for Young Scholars at University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. At UW, she holds dual affiliate associate professor appointments in the College of Education at the Seattle and Tacoma campus. Dr. Collins also continues to serve as a collaborating research fellow, mentor, and visiting associate professor for LBJ STEM Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University.