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Using Professional Leadership to Promote Multicultural Understanding and Social Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Patricia Arredondo
Patricia Arredondo*
Affiliation:
Arizona State University, United States of America. [email protected]
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*Address for correspondence: Patricia Arredondo, Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, Educational Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, PO Box 413, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413, United States of America.

Abstract

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Social justice icons, like Rosa Parks, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and César Chávez, known for their tireless, courageous leadership initiating societal changes that have benefited many, lead the way for contemporary professional psychologists. These leaders opened pathways for inclusive principles and practices in education, employment, and political contexts. At the same time, professional leadership on behalf of multicultural and social justice issues in professional organisations and other contexts is known to be challenging. Biases and assumptions, micro-aggressions, and ignorance of experiences with interpersonal oppression are communicated daily. In multiculturally diverse global societies, social justice leadership is in great demand. Psychologists are encouraged to develop multicultural competencies in educational, research, and organisational practices and emulate the social justice icons.

Type
Articles and Discussions
Information
Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology , Volume 2 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Part 2 in a Series of Special Articles: Psychology in Pacific Rim Nations: Its Past, Present and Future , 01 March 2008 , pp. 13 - 17
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008