Jennifer E Elemen Ed D

Social Design-Distributed Leadership for Civic Learning Jennifer E Elemen Ed D

Social Design-Distributed Leadership for Civic Learning describes why and how schools should integrate student voice with distributed leadership practice. This book is unique because it offers a new theoretical framework for educational leadership influenced by Jong S. Jun's social design theory from the field of public administration. Research now supports this theory's application to distributed leadership for schools. This is significant because the role of student voice in school leadership models and approaches, specifically distributed leadership, has required further exploration. Social design theory incorporates a more democratic, participatory, and student voice-inclusive view of school leadership and leads to greater academic achievement, civic participation, and community building. The book should be of interest to administrators, teachers, and researchers in the areas of school leadership, distributed leadership, school culture, student voice, and civic education. Teachers, administrators, and community leaders seeking to increase academic achievement and civic participation in a way that values diverse stakeholders' input and community design will improve their practice in leading such efforts.