Date of Award
2021
Access Restriction
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctorate in Education
Department
Education
School or College
School of Education
First Advisor
Lauren Casella
Second Advisor
Brandi Odom Lucas
Third Advisor
John Sebastian
Abstract
This study sought to understand the impact of a leader’s social justice orientation on their praxis of social justice. The study also sought to discover the successes and challenges associated with enacting social justice. Nine Catholic secondary school leaders in the California Archdiocese participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used to understand how social justice orientation affects social justice praxis. The data analysis indicates that the social justice outcomes of a school site are greatly impacted by the school leader’s justice-orientation. Findings revealed that justice-orientation is dependent on two factors: the self-efficacy of the leader and the social justice impact of the leader’s actions. These two factors determine a leader’s position on the justice orientation continuum. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Nguyễn, Linda, "Social Justice Leadership in Catholic Secondary Schools: A Critical Examination of Social Justice Orientation and Praxis" (2021). LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations. 996.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/996
