Audio and video reflections to promote social justice

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine how 15 graduate students enrolled in a US school leadership preparation program understand issues of social justice and equity through a reflective process utilizing audio and/or video software.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is based on the tradition of grounded theory. The researcher collected 225 weekly audio/video reflections in addition to field notes and participants' written narratives.

Findings

Findings from the data analysis indicate participants perceive the use of audio and video as a valuable tool to increase their awareness and responses to addressing oppressive school practices as leaders for social justice.

Originality/value

Those who prepare school leaders might consider the use of audio/video reflections as an effective tool to examine the evolution of school leadership identities in an effort to interrupt oppressive school practices.

Citation

Boske, C. (2011), "Audio and video reflections to promote social justice", Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 70-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/17504971111121937