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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... social context " ( 79 ) . Social scientists must take into consideration the interplay among various points of view , striving to find ways to integrate them . To understand a complete story requires acknowledging the limited nature of ...
... social context " ( 79 ) . Social scientists must take into consideration the interplay among various points of view , striving to find ways to integrate them . To understand a complete story requires acknowledging the limited nature of ...
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... social anchors in a hostile world . In one of his many good ol ' boy roles , Burt Reynolds plays a Southern po- liceman in Sharky's Machine . When he finally confronts the film's antagonist , he lists the three things he has against him ...
... social anchors in a hostile world . In one of his many good ol ' boy roles , Burt Reynolds plays a Southern po- liceman in Sharky's Machine . When he finally confronts the film's antagonist , he lists the three things he has against him ...
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... social anchors . They are also useful in describing what was , as well as what is , in the process of departing . Culture is a form of " social memory , " a way to explore the connections between identity and history by looking at the ...
... social anchors . They are also useful in describing what was , as well as what is , in the process of departing . Culture is a form of " social memory , " a way to explore the connections between identity and history by looking at the ...
Contents
Southern Appalachian Ceilings | 3 |
The Geographic Context | 33 |
The Professional Context | 75 |
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Activist Educators: Breaking Past Limits Catherine Marshall,Amy L. Anderson No preview available - 2008 |