Jeffrey S. Brooks

Jeffrey S. Brooks is Professor of Educational Leadership at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His research focuses broadly on educational leadership, and he examines the way leaders influence (and are influenced by) dynamics such as racism, globalization, social justice and school reform.

Dr. Brooks has conducted case study and ethnographic research in the United States and in the Philippines, where he studied leadership for social justice as a J. William Fulbright Scholar. He is author of two full-length research studies: The Dark Side of School Reform: Teaching in the Space between Reality and Utopia (Rowman & Littlefield Education) and Black School, White School: Racism and Educational (Mis)leadership (Teachers College Press). He is also co-editor of the volumes What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools; Confronting Racism in Higher Education: Problems and Possibilities for Fighting Ignorance, Bigotry and Isolation; Anti-Racist School Leadership: Toward Equity in Education for America's Students, and; Educational Leadership for Ethics and Social Justice: Views from the Social Sciences. Dr. Brooks' work has appeared in many peer-reviewed educational research journals, including Educational Administration Quarterly, Teachers College Record, Educational Policy, Journal of School Leadership, Journal of Educational Administration, Science Education, Journal of Research on Leadership in Education, and the Journal of Values and Ethics in Educational Administration. He is Series Editor of the Educational Leadership for Social Justice book series with Information Age Publishing.

Email: jeffrey.brooks@monash.edu

Website: www.jeffreysbrooks.com