A volume in Educational Leadership for Social JusticeSeries Editor Jeffrey S. Brooks, Auburn UniversityThe purpose of this book series is to promote research on educational leadership for social justice.Specifically, we seek edited volumes, textbooks, and full!length studies focused on research thatexplores the ways educational leadership preparation and practice can be a means of addressingequity concerns throughout P-20 education.Within this book Leadership for Social Justice: Promoting Equity and Excellence ThroughInquiry and Reflective Practice the contributors provide a variety of rich perspectives to the socialjustice phenomenon from the lens of empirical, historical, narrative, and conceptual designs.These designs reiterate the importance of bridging theory and practice while simultaneously producingsignificant research and scholarship in the field. Collectively, the authors seek to give voice to empowering, social justicefocusedresearch-an area that continues to garner much interest in the areas of educational leadership research, teaching, and learning.In conjunction with the "theme" of this issue, the chapters offer research from an American perspective and offer suggestions, andimplications for the field of educational leadership on both a national and international level. The collection contributes to research, theoryand practice in educational and community settings.