Women Leading Education Across the Continents

Finding and Harnessing the Joy in Leadership

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Women Leading Education Across the Continents: Harnessing the Joy in Leadership is the fifth collection of research from scholars around the globe who seek to understand the successes, challenges and progress of girls and women leading in education. Using a variety of approaches to their inquiries, the scholars and practitioners in this book discover and document the work of women leaders throughout the world, seeking to understand in more nuanced ways how to chart a path for a more just society for all. This volume explores the status of women in educational leadership internationally, the factors that affect their leadership, their personal experiences and stories, and their work within the broader context of human rights. The journey of discovery in these pages invites titiro whakamua—looking toward a world for the good of all people.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-09-12
Mått215 x 278 x 15 mm
Vikt640 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor230
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareStrachan,Jane
ISBN9781475840711

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Rachel McNae is the Director of The Centre for Educational Leadership Research at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Underpinned by actions of social justice and activism, her award-winning research supports educational leaders to enhance and sustain culturally responsive leadership practices within schools and across communities.Elizabeth C. Reilly is internationally recognized for her research with women in educational leadership. She serves as Chair and Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Foreword: Women Creating a Cultural Shift in Educational LeadershipJane StrachanAcknowledgementsRachel McNae and Elizabeth C. ReillyPrologue: Kupu whakataki: Titiro whakamuri, kia pai ai te titiro whakamua—Look to the Past to Understand the Present and Prepare the Pathway ForwardSharon CampbellSECTION 1: THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: GLOBAL INSIGHTSSection 1 Editor – Pontso MoorosiChapter 1- Section I Overview: The Status of Women in Educational Leadership: Global InsightsChapter 2- Your Eyes Are Beautiful: Profiles Of 21st Century Afghan Women LeadersElizabeth C. ReillyChapter 3- Women’s Leadership in Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands Secondary Schools: A Case Study.Susanne MaezamaChapter 4- The Impact of Culture on Women's Leadership in Vanuatu Secondary SchoolsDaisy WarsalChapter 5- Factors Affecting Women’s Access to Higher Education in IndiaChitra MkuSECTION 2: FACTORS IMPACTING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP Section 2 Editor – Chrispina LekuleChapter 6- Section 2 Overview: Factors Impacting Women’s LeadershipChapter 7- The Relationship of Stress and Health in Women Superintendents in the United StatesKerry Robinson and Charol Shakeshaft Chapter 8- Women’s Perceptions of Risk when Leading and Engaging in Educational ChangeDeidre Le Fevre and Tamara JonesChapter 9- Barriers and Strategies: Stories of Women’s Rise to Leadership in Higher Education in the PhilippinesArceli H. RosarioChapter 10- Scaling the Mountain to Principalship In New Zealand: The Enablers and Barriers in A Female Principal’s JourneySamantha Mortimer and Frances EdwardsSECTION 3: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCESSection 3 Editor – Alice Merab KagodaChapter 11- Section 3 Overview: Experiences of Women in Educational LeadershipChapter 12- Dancing into The Unknown: Learning LeadershipKaren BarbourChapter 13- Know Thyself: The Influence of Career Orientations on Women Education Leaders’ Career DecisionsLinda L. McGinley and Diane E. Reed Chapter 14- Women Leading for Social Justice in Higher Education: Surfacing Hope in Challenging TimesRachel McNaeChapter 15- Minority Women Leaders in Higher EducationWafa HozienSECTION 4: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS Section 4 Editor – Michelle D. YoungChapter 16- Section 4 Overview: Women’s Rights Are Human RightsChapter 17- Malaysian Muslim Women Academics and Gender Equality: Situated ConstructionsSaeeda ShahChapter 18- Adopting a Paradigm Shift of Equality for Leadership: Equality through Human RightsRogena SterlingChapter 19- Affirmative Action: An Effective Policy for Gender Parity in Leadership in Ontario’s Public Education System?Katie HigginbottomChapter 20- Interrupting Whiteness: An Auto-Ethnography of a Black Female Leader in Higher EducationVictoria ShowunmiSECTION 5: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP STORIESSection 5 Editor – Jacqueline Oram-ShorttChapter 21- Section 5 Overview: Women's Leadership StoriesChapter 22- Making Inroads and Making a Difference: Women Leading Indonesian Junior and Senior Secondary Private MadrasahsJill SperandioChapter 23- Celebrating Leadership Learning in Education Across Continents: Experiences of Women Leading in RwandaShirley Randell Chapter 24- A Female Leader in a Man’s World: Stories of Women Leaders of Catholic SchoolsYvonne MastersChapter 25- Leadingmamas: A Visual EthnographySarah Jean BakerChapter 26- The Path of Leadership for Women in Pakistan: Critical ReflectionsAbaida MahmoodChapter 27- Balancing the “Yang” and the “Yin” Through Source-fully Intelligent EducationCoomi VevainaAfterword - Upoko whakakapi: Mana WahineRachel McNae and Elizabeth C. ReillyAbout the EditorsAbout the Section EditorsAbout the ContributorsIndex

Women Leading Education Across the Continents: Harnessing the Joy in Leadership is a rare and ambitious project that explores both the depth of this important topic while also including important international perspectives. Collectively considered, the book investigates and critiques problems related to women and leadership while also celebrating successes and offering strategies for creating positive change in people, policies and practices. This is a must-read for educational leaders regardless of gender—there are lessons here for all organizations and individuals.