Welcome to the homepage of Jeffrey S. Brooks, Professor of Educational Leadership and Head of School of the Curtin University School of Education in Perth, Australia.
I conduct research using a variety of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and primarily employ qualitative and mixed-method ethnographic methods to study education in domestic and international contexts. My recent publications, grants, presentations and workshops have focused on equity, activism, racism, culture, school leadership and social justice in K-12 practice and in administrator preparation programs. More specifically, I have studied:
I conduct research using a variety of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and primarily employ qualitative and mixed-method ethnographic methods to study education in domestic and international contexts. My recent publications, grants, presentations and workshops have focused on equity, activism, racism, culture, school leadership and social justice in K-12 practice and in administrator preparation programs. More specifically, I have studied:
- Educational leadership practice and preparation
- Education and racism
- Education and globalization
- International education
- The social contexts and dynamics of schools
- Leadership for social justice
- Instructional leadership
- School reform