Abstract

The purpose of this study was to better understand how an Islamic school leader’s critical spirituality informed and shaped leadership practice. This qualitative case study explored the role of critical spirituality as it relates to social justice, gender justice, and pluralism in a progressive American Islamic school. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews, documents, and school site observations. Findings identified three components of critical spirituality essential to her work as a school leader; specifically, critical consciousness; critical resistance; and critical love. The paper contributes to the literature on school leadership and critical spirituality through its introduction of an empirically based critical spirituality in leadership framework.

摘要

这项研究的目的是更好地了解伊斯兰学校领导者的批判精神如何影响和塑造领导实践。本定性案例研究探讨了批判性灵性在进步的美国伊斯兰学校中与社会正义、性别正义和多元化相关的作用。通过半结构化访谈、文件和学校现场观察收集数据。调查结果确定了对她作为学校领导者的工作至关重要的关键灵性的三个组成部分；具体来说，批判意识；临界阻力；和批判的爱。本文通过在领导框架中引入基于经验的批判精神，为有关学校领导和批判精神的文献做出贡献。