en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN">Leadership education has taken an important turn towards inclusive leadership learning and practice (Chunoo & Guthrie, 2021; Dugan & Humbles, 2018). Yet, understanding how Whiteness influences these spaces still requires exploration (Mahoney, 2016; Irwin, 2021; Wiborg, 2020). In this study, we examined two leadership programs at the same institution through an exploratory qualitative approach framed in Critical Whiteness (Applebaum, 2016; Nichols, 2010). We sought to understand how students&rsquo; inclusive leader identity was developed in relationship with their racial identity and Whiteness. Our findings indicated imperatives for tackling Whiteness and White Supremacy in the context of inclusive leadership learning. Additionally, we emphasized the need of centering social justice metacognition as a crucial factor in the development of student leadership identities. We noted a continuing necessity for educators to consider students&rsquo; previous and current environments of socialization in power systems (particularly Whiteness and White Supremacy). We identified the relevance of creating a learning container cognizant of these environmental factors that addresses the distinct needs of students (van Montfrans, 2017). Lastly, we clarified the importance of creating a humanizing learning space by building a collective embodied understanding of the social impacts on society and how to nourish social justice thinking. </span></span></span></span></div> &nbsp; Whiteness, Inclusive Leadership, Critical Pedagogy, Social Justice, Leadership Identity Development 68 91 http://johepal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1153-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Trisha Teig 10031947532846003559 10031947532846003559 Yes Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ileya Grosman 10031947532846003560 10031947532846003560 No University of Denver Nicole Cozzi 10031947532846003561 0009-0001-4214-2192 No Education Consultant