ED 863 - Leadership Ethics - Multicultural

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

This course will draw from various world philosophies on ethics and leadership by decentering the male white western cisgender patriarchal and hegemonic views that have historically dominated the scholarship of ethics and leadership in education studies. Students will use critical discourse analysis as a methodology to analyze both the historical shifts and contemporary transmogrifications of “Self” and “Other” within the discourses of ethics and leadership. Students will also examine how social epistemologies embedded within educational research, policies and practices are used to identify, order, and classify difference in education and society. Weekly discussions will focus on deconstructing these discursive formations across educational research, policies and practices in order to understand how a multicultural lens can be mobilized towards dismantling systemic racism and creating anti-racist educational spaces. Students will have the opportunity to learn from and engage with local community leaders and guest speakers from around the world throughout this course. These discussions are designed to be multidirectional, and to provide students and guest speakers with the opportunity to exchange innovative ideas for creating inclusive and sustainable partnerships with multicultural and multilingual communities and organizations.

Offered Fall