This book shows how critical theory can help school leaders and administrators to prepare students for the ever-changing political, cultural, economic, and societal conditions of the world. The contributors use ideas from critical theorists including Adorno, Fromm, Marcuse and Habermas and connect them with contemporary theories and debates in educational leadership from moral education to critical theories on race, to culturally relevant practice. The book challenges the misconceptions of many present-day educators about the analytical lens offered by the Frankfurt School theorists which is often dismissed by policymakers and practitioners. Written by leading scholars based in the UK, USA, and Canada, the contributors emphasize and explain the importance of educational aesthetics, dialectics, education and civilization, the structural transformation of education’s place in the public sphere, and education as revolution and enlightenment.

Just what is reality? Is reality created by the way individuals interpret and bring meaning to their experiences and thoughts of others past and present? Or does reality consist of parallel perceptions of experiences with the individuals in control forcing their reality on others? Quantum Realities: Educational Truthtelling in an Era of Alternative Facts answers these questions, from multiple perspectives, and proposes how other forms of reality might be worth of more consideration as we strive to eradicate much of the social, political, economic, and educational disparities that currently plague our great nation. Anthony Walker, Charles Lowery, and Cornell Thomas' Quantum Realities includes readings on moral philosophy, democratic educational thruth, intentional inclusion, moral elements of philosophy, a furture for our country, and much more. The publication also includes Anthony Walker's Power of Words: A Letter to Learners. To facilitate learning, introductions, conclusions, and references are included for all 14 readings. In addition, questions are included at the end of each reading to spark classroom discussion and debate.