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James Noonan, Jacy Ippolito, Megan Charner-Laird
Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2025
Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2025
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Noonan, J., Ippolito, J., & Charner-Laird, M. (2025). The developmental demands of antiracist school leadership: From state standards to leadership education. Journal of Research on Leadership Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/19427751251359538
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Noonan, James, Jacy Ippolito, and Megan Charner-Laird. “The Developmental Demands of Antiracist School Leadership: From State Standards to Leadership Education.” Journal of Research on Leadership Education (2025).
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Noonan, James, et al. “The Developmental Demands of Antiracist School Leadership: From State Standards to Leadership Education.” Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2025, doi:10.1177/19427751251359538.
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@article{noonan2025a,
title = {The developmental demands of antiracist school leadership: From state standards to leadership education},
year = {2025},
journal = {Journal of Research on Leadership Education},
doi = {10.1177/19427751251359538},
author = {Noonan, James and Ippolito, Jacy and Charner-Laird, Megan}
}
Abstract
In contrast to the national backlash against educational equity efforts, in 2021 Massachusetts revised its Professional Standards for Leadership to be explicitly anti-racist and justice-oriented. However, the effectiveness of these revised standards depends in part on the capacity of leaders to enact them. In this study, we use constructive-developmental theory to analyze the adult developmental capacities of recent graduates of a leadership preparation program (n = 8). Drawing on semi-structured interviews and developmental assessments with each participant, we find a range of capacities, suggesting a differing levels of readiness to enact antiracist leadership. We discuss implications for leadership preparation and education policy.