The Social Construction of Educational Leadership: Southern Appalachian CeilingsMost historical and theoretical work on school administration choice has focused on the importance of race and class, with increased attention to gender during the past two decades. Rarely has geography been a consideration and, when it appears at all, it is used only to distinguish the unique conditions of urban school settings. The Social Construction of Educational Leadership: Southern Appalachian Ceilings addresses decisions about who is chosen to lead public schools, and how they do it. Using their research on senior-level public school leaders in the southern mountains of North Carolina as a representative case study, the authors construct an argument for a reconsideration of the role of place - both in decisions about who becomes a school leader, and in how those leaders behave professionally. The authors describe the changes in a leadership system grounded in race, class, geographic, and gender preferences that dating back to colonial systems of deference, describing the pattern of those changes, and exploring their implications for school leadership, and the preparation of prospective leaders in the region and elsewhere. |
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Page 96
... lead . How teachers practice in classrooms is partially a function of the experi- ences they themselves have had with teachers . In spite of what educators learn in formal preparation programs , they sometimes rely on what they learned ...
... lead . How teachers practice in classrooms is partially a function of the experi- ences they themselves have had with teachers . In spite of what educators learn in formal preparation programs , they sometimes rely on what they learned ...
Page 161
... lead differently . One said that women are more meticulous . Another volunteered that he had been reading a book on what women want men to know about women . He observed , " Some- times women react differently to women in leadership ...
... lead differently . One said that women are more meticulous . Another volunteered that he had been reading a book on what women want men to know about women . He observed , " Some- times women react differently to women in leadership ...
Page 165
... lead like I have seen you lead . " " Another participant spoke of helping to maintain a focus on chil- dren in the midst of accountability pressures . One described working with a strong team to move her county into the top ten in the ...
... lead like I have seen you lead . " " Another participant spoke of helping to maintain a focus on chil- dren in the midst of accountability pressures . One described working with a strong team to move her county into the top ten in the ...
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Southern Appalachian Ceilings | 3 |
The Geographic Context | 33 |
The Professional Context | 75 |
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References to this book
Activist Educators: Breaking Past Limits Catherine Marshall,Amy L. Anderson No preview available - 2008 |