This work has been inspired by Dr. Kevin Kumashiro who challenges us to question common sense assumptions of schooling, to acknowledge the partiality of knowledge, and to be in the practice of unlearning as we learn and unteaching as we teach.
The UnLeading Project makes two assumptions: Leadership exists in all spaces, and we are all leaders. If you are a leader or aspiring leader, or if you are interested in leadership in classrooms, schools, communities, homes, districts, and academies, this podcast series is for you. If you know that traditional approaches to leadership have not addressed the realities or attended to the aspirations of students and communities most harmed by schooling, this podcast series is for you.
Throughout this podcast series, we focus on:
- Naming the logics of discourses and intersecting systems of oppression that have been used to oppress, dispossess, and dehumanize
- Centering approaches to leadership based in knowledge systems that have been silenced under dominant conceptions of leadership
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This work has been inspired by Dr. Kevin Kumashiro who challenges us to question common sense assumptions of schooling, to acknowledge the partiality of knowledge, and to be in the practice of unlearning as we learn and unteaching as we teach.
The UnLeading Project makes two assumptions: Leadership exists in all spaces, and we are all leaders. If you are a leader or aspiring leader, or if you are interested in leadership in classrooms, schools, communities, homes, districts, and academies, this podcast series is for you. If you know that traditional approaches to leadership have not addressed the realities or attended to the aspirations of students and communities most harmed by schooling, this podcast series is for you.
Throughout this podcast series, we focus on:
- Naming the logics of discourses and intersecting systems of oppression that have been used to oppress, dispossess, and dehumanize
- Centering approaches to leadership based in knowledge systems that have been silenced under dominant conceptions of leadership
S3 E4 Leading Against Neoliberalism and Privatization
The UnLeading Project
1 hour 55 minutes
11 months ago
S3 E4 Leading Against Neoliberalism and Privatization
In Leading Against Neoliberalism and Privatization, we consider how neoliberalism, capitalism, and privatization concentrate power and wealth in the hands of a few, posing serious threats to the public good. These forces operate broadly across society, impacting healthcare, housing, job security, labour rights, and the weakening of unions. In education, neoliberal and privatization agendas manifest through private partnerships, specialized schools and programs, reliance on fees and fundraising, school choice, private schooling, homeschooling, and even in curriculum design and our understanding of students and education’s purpose. We’ll examine how these systems shape who we are as leaders, influence our relationships with one another, and envision possibilities for a more equitable future.
The UnLeading Project
This work has been inspired by Dr. Kevin Kumashiro who challenges us to question common sense assumptions of schooling, to acknowledge the partiality of knowledge, and to be in the practice of unlearning as we learn and unteaching as we teach.
The UnLeading Project makes two assumptions: Leadership exists in all spaces, and we are all leaders. If you are a leader or aspiring leader, or if you are interested in leadership in classrooms, schools, communities, homes, districts, and academies, this podcast series is for you. If you know that traditional approaches to leadership have not addressed the realities or attended to the aspirations of students and communities most harmed by schooling, this podcast series is for you.
Throughout this podcast series, we focus on:
- Naming the logics of discourses and intersecting systems of oppression that have been used to oppress, dispossess, and dehumanize
- Centering approaches to leadership based in knowledge systems that have been silenced under dominant conceptions of leadership
