From Redistribution to Recognition: How School Principals Perceive Social Justice

ABSTRACT

Where there are people, there is social in/justice. Using Nancy Fraser’s framework, this qualitative research examines how school principals perceive social justice in schools. Twenty-one elementary and secondary school principals were interviewed in the Greater Toronto Area. The study provides some empirical evidence on the ways social justice–committed leaders perceive notions of redistribution, recognition, inclusion, and representation, and sheds light on why principals differ in their beliefs and philosophies when approaching social justice.