R&L Education
Pages: 186
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-57886-255-9 • Paperback • May 2005 • $67.00 • (£52.00)
Sandra Harris is currently an associate professor and doctoral faculty at Lamar University. She teaches classes in social justice, action research, and administrator preparation. Sandra has been a teacher and administrator in public and private k-12 schools for over 30 years.
Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1 Ethical Leadership with Moral Purpose and Courage: When the Concept of Right and Wrong Is Not Enough
Chapter 3 Research, Reflection, and Relationships: Discovering the 3 Rs of Teacher-Leaders
Chapter 4 3 Practice to Passion
Chapter 5 4 One Educator's Journey: Getting on Board the Change Train toward a Culture of Success
Chapter 6 5 From Teaching to Reaching: Caring as an Instructional Imperative
Chapter 7 6 Making Education Count
Chapter 8 7 Successful or Significant? The Role of Educational Grace
Chapter 9 8 My Journey on the Yellow Brick Road
Chapter 10 9 Empowerment: The Quickening
Chapter 11 10 Inclusion: Some Social Justice Issues
Chapter 12 11 Choosing to Change
Chapter 13 12 Out of Cultural Bondage into the Promised Land of Cultural Diversity
Chapter 14 13 Unlocking the Gates: Entering the Realm of Understanding
Chapter 15 14 The Metamorphosis of Caring
Chapter 16 15 My Story, My Song: Reflections Inspired by the Process
Chapter 17 16 Spirituality: Anchor of Leadership
Chapter 18 17 A Recursive Process of Changing Paradigms in Doctoral Education Leadership Programs
Chapter 19 18 Changing Mindsets of Educational Leaders
Part 20 References
Part 21 Index
I am an avid reader, yet by far, this is one of the best collections of stories that I've read in a long time. Over the last few hours, I've laughed, I've cried, I've empathized and most importantly I've found 16 students' stories in which I can identify. These students put into words what I've felt over the last year as I've embarked on this journey of doctoral studies. Thank you so much for collecting these writings. I do hope that you will publicize this book to Educational Leadership doctoral programs across the country. It is a "must-read" for Educational Leadership doctoral students!
— Gerri B. Williams Gerri B. Williams Gerri B. Williams, doctoral student, Department of Educational Leadership, University of Houston
Sixteen doctoral candidates in the educational leadership program at Stephen F. Austin State U. in Texas were asked to reflect on whether learning about leadership changed their practice, and whether changing practice results in school improvement. Their essays suggest that the answer to both question is yes.
— Reference and Research Book News, November 2005