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APCLC-FEHD Learning Seminar: Agents of Hope: Social Justice Leadership in High-Need Schools Prof. Bruce Barnett and Dr. Elson Szeto, fellows of APCLC, will conduct a Learning Seminar titled ‘Agents of Hope: Social Justice Leadership in High-Need Schools’ for EdUHK faculty and students on November 1, 2019. Details of the seminar below:
About the Seminar In 2010, members of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) and the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) created the International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN). Research teams from around the world are examining social justice leadership, particularly in high-need, low-income schools. The two presenters, who are original ISLDN members, will share key findings from the project, emphasizing the critical role social justice leaders play to improve the educational and social conditions experienced by underprivileged students and their families. Using the guiding principles of hope theory - goal development, agency, and problem solving - the presenters examine how school leaders can apply these concepts to combat students’ sense of hopelessness, despair, and lack control over their lives. About Prof. Bruce Barnett Bruce Barnett is a Professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His scholarly interests include educational leadership preparation programs, novice school administrators, mentoring and coaching, and reflective practice. He engages in international research and program development, co-authoring books, researching mentoring/coaching programs, and presenting workshops in different countries. He co-directs the International School Leadership Development Network, which examines leadership for social justice and in high-need schools in different cultural contexts. About Dr. Elson Szeto Elson Szeto is an Assistant Professor in Department of Education Policy and Leadership, a co-director of Centre for Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education, and a research fellow in Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change at The Education University of Hong Kong. He has teaching experience in undergraduate, graduate levels, and supervises local and overseas doctor students from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Elson has led or been involved in various international, cross-institutional, and local research projects funded by Policy Innovation and Coordination Office of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS), U.K., Research Grants Council, Hong Kong Jockey Club, and The Education University of Hong Kong. The International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN, https://isldn.weebly.com/) he has been actively engaged in has initiated research projects in 30 cities since 2009. Elson is also an assistant editor of International Journal of Leadership in Education contributing to the research community in the field, and has published book chapters and research papers in international scholarly journals. |
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