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First Women, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Y. Lacost
First Women, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Y. Lacost
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Perhaps those who write about women leaders should frame their works by referring to First Women. Certainly much of the writing about women and their leadership is groundbreaking. We are at the beginning stages of writing about women in leadership and women who are "firsts" in many of their accomplishments. The manuscripts in this issue of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership reflect the accomplishments of First Women.
Women In History--Mary Seacole, Bonnie Mckay Harmer
Women In History--Mary Seacole, Bonnie Mckay Harmer
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Born in Jamaica in 1805, Mary Seacole (nee Grant), was the daughter of a Black Creole boarding house owner and a Scottish Army officer. Like many Creole doctress women, Mary waS taught African herbal medicine arts from her mother. In addition to understanding traditional herbal medicine, she gleaned an understanding of Western medicine from the British military physicians who were stationed on the island colony. Mother Seacole, as she was affectionately called, garnered an outstanding reputation as a compassionate nurse and a competent doctress as she cared for sick and injured British officers and their families (Seacole, 1988). Widowed by …
Voices Of Women In The Field--The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Barbara A. Marchese
Voices Of Women In The Field--The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Barbara A. Marchese
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Editor's note: One of the frequently mentioned challenges noted by principals is finding adequate time to complete all the tasks that present themselves. Writing for journals is not on the priority list of most principals. Although Dr. Marchese agreed to "write" an article, in fact the real world of the principalship took precedence over the writing task. This article, then, is the result of a telephone conversation, lunch and a writing "collaboration"-my fingers, her words. (Grady)
First Things First: Writing Strategies, Marilyn L. Grady
First Things First: Writing Strategies, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This is a new section of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. The purpose of this column is to encourage writers to write and to offer suggestions about writing. Mary Poppin's "Well begun is half done" should be the mantra of the writer!
Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 3, No.2-March 2005
Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 3, No.2-March 2005
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
No abstract provided.
Review Of Reconsidering Feminist Research In Educational Leadership. Michelle D. Young, & Linda Skrla (Editors)., Mark A. Giesler
Review Of Reconsidering Feminist Research In Educational Leadership. Michelle D. Young, & Linda Skrla (Editors)., Mark A. Giesler
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Reconsidering Feminist Research in Educational Leadership is rich feminist food for thought for both the novice and experienced researcher. Dubbed as "a critical reflection on the field of feminist research in educational leadership as a whole" (p. 3), the work is a three-part collection of articles edited by Michelle D. Young and Linda Skrla. In Part 1, four authors expose methodological dilemmas that "contradict and unsettle the foundational beliefs of many feminist researchers" (p. 4). Part 2 explores alternative, expanded methodologies based on the criticisms of Part 1. Part 3 is an application of the "reconsidered methods and epistemolgies" (p. …
Mentoring Women Principals, Cheryl Arthur, Trudy A. Salsberry
Mentoring Women Principals, Cheryl Arthur, Trudy A. Salsberry
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This review of the literature focuses first on the common reasons for the need for mentoring (professional development, changing roles, principal shortage, under representation of women, and barriers) and continues with a definition and description of mentoring. Finally, the current status of mentoring is summarized followed by a discussion of the implications for research.
Leadership-Skilled Women Teachers Who Choose The Classroom Over Administration: Career Choice Or Career Constraint?, Susan R. Wynn
Leadership-Skilled Women Teachers Who Choose The Classroom Over Administration: Career Choice Or Career Constraint?, Susan R. Wynn
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Twelve women were interviewed regarding their choice to remain in the classroom, their perceptions of the principal-ship, and the barriers for women who might be interested in school administration. Two presentations of the data are given, with the first addressing explicit reasons and the second using a post-modem feminist framework.
Gender Differences In Leadership Style: A Literature Analysis, Mary Clisbee
Gender Differences In Leadership Style: A Literature Analysis, Mary Clisbee
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This analysis of literature explores gender differences in leadership style. As greater numbers of women enter the ranks of leadership and more research is conducted, contradictory findings emerged. Using the qualitative software program NVivo version 1.2, 36 pieces of qualitative, quantitative, and popular culture literature were summarized, coded, and the coded information analyzed. The analysis revealed that (a) the characteristics of the rater have significant impact on the findings, (b) the research instrument and methodology used effect the findings, and (c) there are many varying and often contradictory explanations for gender differences in leadership.
Career Paths And The Superintendency: Women Speak Out, Nancy Hergenrother Seyfried, Thomas Diamantes
Career Paths And The Superintendency: Women Speak Out, Nancy Hergenrother Seyfried, Thomas Diamantes
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
According to the 2000 census, women comprise nearly 51 % of the American population. Women constitute two thirds of the work force in education. Seventy-five percent of teachers are women; 41 % of principals are women, and women fill 60% of central office administration positions, yet, at the superintendent level, only 10% are women (Vail, 1999). Guthrie (1999) found that the shortage of women in top education positions mirrors other fields. Women make up 50% of the work force, yet they represent fewer than 11 % of the corporate officers of companies and 3% of the heads of companies. Women …
Women In History--Mary Mcleod Bethune, Mark Giesler
Women In History--Mary Mcleod Bethune, Mark Giesler
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Unlike many of her contemporaries, Mary McLeod Bethune is not a household name. This is perhaps fitting. Despite the fact that she made major contributions in politics and education, she epitomized the quiet, passionate African-American woman of the mid-20th century, "the mothers of the race, the homemakers and spiritual guides" (Hanson, 2003, p. 2).
Shirley Chisholm Had Guts, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost
Shirley Chisholm Had Guts, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
We note the passing of Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), a 1993 inductee to the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 3, No. 1-January 2005
Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 3, No. 1-January 2005
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
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Voices Of Women In The Field -- Advice From Women Rural Superintendents, Kaye Lynn Peery
Voices Of Women In The Field -- Advice From Women Rural Superintendents, Kaye Lynn Peery
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This summary is based on interviews with women rural superintendents. As more women become superintendents, they will need information about their new roles. Often they do not have access to the network of other rural superintendents. This summary is a "quick" guide for the women who will enter their first rural superintendency.
Advice From The Field In Educational Leadership For Female Principals, Carole Funk, Barbara Polnick
Advice From The Field In Educational Leadership For Female Principals, Carole Funk, Barbara Polnick
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
The number of female school principals in the United States continues to grow each year, and many of these women are evolving into outstanding educational leaders. Cultural and gender barriers, however, continue to limit their leadership effectiveness despite their overall achievements. Many of these women have not maximized their leadership effectiveness despite their overall achievements. Many of these women have not maximized their leadership effectiveness because they work in cultures that are not conducive to their transformational leadership styles. In addressing these issues, the authors of this article have provided a research synthesis regarding the female principal-ship in order to …
Review Of Closing The Leadership Gap: Why Women Can And Must Help Run The World By Marie C. Wilson., Linda L. Lyman
Review Of Closing The Leadership Gap: Why Women Can And Must Help Run The World By Marie C. Wilson., Linda L. Lyman
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Reading this book helps one place the struggle for gender equity In leadership of schools into its rightful larger context: equal numbers of women in school, district, and university leadership will contribute to transforming not only these organizations, but also American culture, and ultimately the world. Starkly stated, Wilson's premise is ''that our future depends on the leadership of women-not to replace men, but to transform our options alongside them" (p. x). Growing poverty, a broken health care system, looming environmental problems, and other human and organizational crises throughout the fabric of our society reinforce the need for new options.
Observations Of Chat Room Conversations On The Internet: Implications For Educators Addressing The Needs Of Female Adolescents, Dixie Sanger, Mitzi Ritzaman, Barbara Lacost, Keri Stofer, Amie Long, Marilyn L. Grady
Observations Of Chat Room Conversations On The Internet: Implications For Educators Addressing The Needs Of Female Adolescents, Dixie Sanger, Mitzi Ritzaman, Barbara Lacost, Keri Stofer, Amie Long, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This qualitative study explored the meanings of chat room conversations through observations of teenagers using the Internet. Adolescent girls were a focus because of their shaky sense of self. Participants in ten chat rooms included 534 individuals. Six themes, emerging from analyzing 2526 utterances [descriptive statements], included (a) communicating with abbreviations and acronyms, (b) requesting/providing personal information, (c) requesting/providing pictures, (d) requesting/accepting private chats, (e) using profanity/vulgarity or sexual comments, and (f) using figurative language or sarcasm. Implications were outlined to assist educators addressing the needs of female adolescents.
Voices Of Women In The Field--External Factors Can Affect Goals, Nancy Fuller
Voices Of Women In The Field--External Factors Can Affect Goals, Nancy Fuller
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
I prided myself as being one who embraced change. I often became disgusted with my fellow teachers when they dragged their feet and resisted district initiatives. I also believed in setting goals and then managing the tasks that allows one to reach the goals. I thought it was merely a matter of purposeful planning, effort, and time that allowed one to meet goals. However, through a chain of events and life's hard knocks, I discovered that the goal premise did not necessarily work.
Review Of Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman: What Men Know About Success That Women Need To Learn By Gail Evans., Amy Lee Andreassen
Review Of Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman: What Men Know About Success That Women Need To Learn By Gail Evans., Amy Lee Andreassen
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
In her book, Evans, now retired, attempted to define the "unwritten rules" in business. Her premise is that to get ahead in today's corporate environment, women need to understand and "play" by the rules written by men. Evans believes in the bottom line, "When it comes to business, most women are at a disadvantage. We're forced to guess, to improvise, to bluff. That is why so few of us play the game well, and even fewer find it fulfilling" (p. 7).
Women In History - Mary Parker Follett: A Leadership Theorist Ahead Of Her Time, Sandra L. Gaspar
Women In History - Mary Parker Follett: A Leadership Theorist Ahead Of Her Time, Sandra L. Gaspar
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
As a management and leadership voice in the 1920s and 30s, Mary Parker Follett was far ahead of her time (Burnier, 2003; Business Strategy Review, 2002; Harrington, 1999; Smith, 2002). Follett was born in 1868 in Quincy, Massachusetts and was educated at Radcliffe. She began her professional life as a social worker in Roxbury, an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse neighborhood outside Boston. She believed strongly in the power of diversity to enrich society and advocated the grass roots development of community-based organizations and adult education (Smith, 2002, p. 3). After 1908, she became involved in a movement to establish community …
Lagniappe, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost
Lagniappe, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Two new features are introduced in this issue of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. We welcome a feature that will be known as Women in History. Sandy Gaspar provides the first entry for this section of the journal. We also introduce Harriet Gould's essay in the section of the journal that will be called Voices of Women in the Field.
Voices Of Women In The Field-S Is For Survival: Tips For Surviving Administrative Change, Harriet Gould
Voices Of Women In The Field-S Is For Survival: Tips For Surviving Administrative Change, Harriet Gould
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Superintendent tenure averages about five years in any district. With frequent turnover, most women leaders encounter many administrative changes during their careers. As the new super begins leading the district, stress, tension and even anger can develop. Team dynamics may fall apart or never develop. If this is the direction your administrative relationship is headed, these alphabet tips may be a helpful resource for survival.
Pioneer Women In Manitoba: Evidence Of Servant-Leadership, Carolyn Crippen
Pioneer Women In Manitoba: Evidence Of Servant-Leadership, Carolyn Crippen
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Leadership was characterized as patriarchal and hierarchical during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Pioneer women were often not credited with leadership qualities although many, including school teachers, journalists, suffragettes, healthcare workers, and social activists played an important role in the development of Manitoba communities. This study hypothesized that women were engaged in unrecognized leadership strategies within that contemporary culture. This research explored whether three particular Manitoba pioneer women, Margaret Scott (1855-1931), Margret Benedictsson (1866- 1956), and Jessie McDermott (1870-1950), did, in fact, practice a form of leadership. This leadership form was identified as servant leadership and defined by Robert …
Chasing A Gendered Agenda: Collaboration And Team Teaching In Higher Education, Dana Christman, Barbara N. Martin, William W. Lockwood
Chasing A Gendered Agenda: Collaboration And Team Teaching In Higher Education, Dana Christman, Barbara N. Martin, William W. Lockwood
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This case study sought to characterize and give voice to women faculty working in collaboration and team teaching with male faculty in a higher education setting. The experiences of the women, as well as how they made sense of their experiences are presented. Then, cast against the framework of Feminist Phase Theory, particular attention is paid to the structure, climate, and culture of the work experience. The significance of the study is found in the multiple realities of women faculty members' experiences, and in the suggestions provided for improving the chances of success for female and male faculty to collaboratively …
Journal O/Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No. 4--October 2004
Journal O/Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No. 4--October 2004
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
No abstract provided.
Seeking Coherence And Integrity: Personal And Professional Demands And Expectations Of Senior Women Professors, Florence A. Hamrick, Mimi Benjamin
Seeking Coherence And Integrity: Personal And Professional Demands And Expectations Of Senior Women Professors, Florence A. Hamrick, Mimi Benjamin
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This study of 26 senior women professors at a large research university suggests that, while their negotiation of professional and personal commitments involved calculated balancing acts and strategies, they primarily described searches for integrity and coherence in life. More effective personal management strategies, modified and more realistic expectations, and a refusal to dwell on past decisions were among the themes identified. Respondents described an almost uniform and longstanding self-sufficiency and acknowledged having more control over aspects of their work, lives, and time. However, for many, time was also increasingly spent on some level of attention to health, and retirement preparation.
By Chance Or By Choice, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost
By Chance Or By Choice, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
May 17, 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Linda Brown (1943- ), a Topeka, Kansas third grader, is the symbol of "bringing down segregation" in U.S. schools. Rosa Parks (1913- ), "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus on December 1, 1955. Coretta Scott King (1927- ) has created the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change as a living memorial to her husband's life and dream. In January 1986, because of her efforts, she celebrated the first legal holiday …
Power Factors That Define Gender Inequity Within The Missouri Public School Superintendency, Kristina Alexander, Frank D. Grispino, Phillip E. Messner
Power Factors That Define Gender Inequity Within The Missouri Public School Superintendency, Kristina Alexander, Frank D. Grispino, Phillip E. Messner
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Although women have access to the superintendency power position, evidence has shown that women have not been able to break the glass ceiling. A review of the literature failed to identify specific and practical employment factors that must be resolved or overcome if women are to reach power parity in Missouri. This study was undertaken to identify those variables that best define negotiating and access power barriers for Missouri women superintendents.
A Reflective - Reflexive View Of Women And Leadership, Glenda Moss
A Reflective - Reflexive View Of Women And Leadership, Glenda Moss
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This article reflects the author's personal experiences through a reflective-reflexive view of women and leadership. Significant writings on women and leadership, particularly Rhode (2003) The Difference "Difference" Makes: Women and Leadership, are included in the analysis.
Women School Superintendents: Perceptions Of Best Practices For Leadership, Susan Katz
Women School Superintendents: Perceptions Of Best Practices For Leadership, Susan Katz
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
In U.S. public schools, a limited number of women have attained the position of superintendent. Consequently, there has been limited research focusing on understanding the position from a woman's perspective. The purpose of this study was to add to the body of literature focusing on women's ideas and beliefs about leading schools.