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Communicative Implications For Female Adolescent Delinquents Who Experienced Maltreatment, Dixie Sanger, Erin Landon, Lindsey Kvasnicka, Lauren Schaefer, Don Belau
Communicative Implications For Female Adolescent Delinquents Who Experienced Maltreatment, Dixie Sanger, Erin Landon, Lindsey Kvasnicka, Lauren Schaefer, Don Belau
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
This study explores findings of interviews from 26 adolescent female participants residing in a correctional facility and ranging in age from 15 to 18 years (M = 17.12). All had experienced maltreatment and difficulty learning in school. The purpose was to examine participants' use of emotional language through modeling communicative strategies and requesting responses from two open-ended questions about their positive and negative experiences in life. Participants expressed positive and negative emotional words modeled by researchers. Preliminary findings suggested educational and communicative relevance as leaders plan programs for girls. Implications suggested that caution be used to determine whether the maltreated …
First Things First: Writing Strategies--We Are Not Amused, Marilyn L. Grady
First Things First: Writing Strategies--We Are Not Amused, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
The opportunity to read a number of manuscripts written by a variety of authors is a great experience. However, one does tend to collect a number of examples of writing faux pas that are inelegant. For instance, the burgeoning number of education acronyms may pose a barrier to reading and understanding. Acronyms should be used sparingly and, if used, should be written out completely and followed by the abbreviation on first use. The catch phrase, "this is part of a larger study" is a chilling writing convention. I am either left "wanting more" of the study or wondering if that …
The Old Is New?, Marilyn L. Grady
The Old Is New?, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
In a packet of materials I received as part of my registration benefits at the annual meeting of a national education group I attended, I received the conference agenda for the group from 1967. This was an interesting bit of memorabilia. The meeting I attended was the 99th annual meeting of the group. An examination of the two agendas from 1967 and 2007 was surprising in that the topics for both meetings were virtually identical. I received a journal from the same national organization recently. The articles addressed significant contemporary issues in education. The startling feature of the issue was …
First Things First: Writing Strategies -- The Front End And The Back End, Marilyn L. Grady
First Things First: Writing Strategies -- The Front End And The Back End, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
A constant factor in writing is that the "front end" of a manuscript always receives the most tender loving care. Perhaps this is because it is the first born child of the paper. You spend more time with the "front end" because it comes first and is older than the "back end." The front end is read and reread. The front end may reflect the first burst of passion of your writing. The front end may be given more thought over time. The back end, however, may suffer from the common flaw of the writer who just quits. Once the …
First Things First: Writing Strategies--Writing Gaffes, Marilyn L. Grady
First Things First: Writing Strategies--Writing Gaffes, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
One way to improve your writing skills is to serve as an editor or reviewer. When you read a variety of manuscripts, you increase your knowledge of the subject as well as enrich your knowledge of writing. In practitioner fields, one learns side-by-side with seasoned professionals. Just as medical professionals learn their craft knowledge through practicing on patients, educational administrators learn their craft knowledge by practicing on educational organizations. Writers, too, learn their craft knowledge by practicing on the prose of others and crafting their own prose. We learn from both positive examples and from negative examples. As an editor …
Race, Class, Access, And Equity, Marilyn L. Grady
Race, Class, Access, And Equity, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
These are issues that have become prominent in our discussions of educational administration. In travel throughout the United States, the changing face of schools reflects the importance of these issues to education leaders. In two recent trips to educational leadership conferences held in Las Vegas, Nevada, I was struck by the variety of language groups represented by the service workers of the city. My trips in early 2007 were 30 days apart. In that brief time span, it sounded as though the number of languages and accents I heard on the second trip had doubled since the first trip. Disney …
Juvenile Delinquents' Views Of Teachers' Language, Classroom Instruction And Listening Behaviors, Dixie Sanger, Dannie Deschene, Karen Stokely, Don Belau
Juvenile Delinquents' Views Of Teachers' Language, Classroom Instruction And Listening Behaviors, Dixie Sanger, Dannie Deschene, Karen Stokely, Don Belau
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
The purposes of this study were to survey the views of female adolescents about: (a) their classroom teachers' language used during instruction, (b) their attitudes toward the language of classroom instruction, and (c) views about listening behaviors. A survey design was used with 31 participants ranging in age from 15 to 18 with a mean age of 17.12 years. Three questionnaires addressing classroom instruction and listening behaviors were read to each student. Two open-ended questions on learning in school were included in the study. Descriptive findings revealed the language load of the curriculum was too difficult and not sufficiently understood …
Women In History - Dorothy Day, Barbara L. Brock
Women In History - Dorothy Day, Barbara L. Brock
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Dorothy Day challenged generations of social and political orthodoxies. She was a pacifist, a champion of the rights of women, the poor, and the oppressed at a time when it was neither politically or fashionably correct. She believed in a social revolution that did not begin with government programs, but from the bottom up. She asked everyday people to open their hearts and embrace voluntary poverty. Dorothy Day was born on November 8,1897, in New York City, where she died 83 years later. She was born into a middle class family but was introduced to poverty when her journalist father …
Bubbles: The Leadership Of Beverly Sills, Marilyn L. Grady
Bubbles: The Leadership Of Beverly Sills, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Leadership examples and women leaders can be found in many venues. The recent passing of Beverly Sills (1929-2007) spawned a flurry of tributes recounting the legacy she leaves. Described as "one of the finest high-flying sopranos of the latter 20th century, she leaves behind a rich legacy of recordings and an opera scene revitalized by her tireless efforts on behalf of American singers." (Serinus) Von Rhein noted, "She embodied the American dream that anyone, from anywhere, can achieve anything if he or she works hard enough ... Sills' rise from humble origins, years of struggle and family tragedy to triumph …
First Things First: Writing Strategies--The Gold Standard, Marilyn L. Grady
First Things First: Writing Strategies--The Gold Standard, Marilyn L. Grady
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
The "gold standard" in educational leadership journals is the research- based article. An article that is data-based will find a publication outlet much more readily than an opinion-based article. Although "N of 1" accounts are interesting, space in academic journals is a scarce commodity. Since your writing time may be limited and you may have a promotion and tenure clock to spur your writing frenzy, you would be wise to focus your efforts on research endeavors. Consider that the timeline between the submission of a research manuscript and its publication in a refereed journal may be as long as 18 …
Superintendent Leadership Style: A Gendered Discourse Analysis, Dawn C. Wallin, Carolyn Crippen
Superintendent Leadership Style: A Gendered Discourse Analysis, Dawn C. Wallin, Carolyn Crippen
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
Using a blend of social constructionism, critical feminism, and dialogue theory, the discourse of nine Manitoba superintendents is examined to determine if it illustrates particular gendered assumptions regarding superintendents' leadership style. Qualitative inquiry and analysis methods were utilized to identify emerging themes, or topics of talk. Six topics of talk emerged in the discourse regarding leadership style. Since "talk is a form of social action worthy of study in itself" (Chase, 1995, p. 25), each of these topics was analyzed to illustrate how men and women in the superintendency in Manitoba negotiate a gendered social action when they talk about …
Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 5, No. 1-January 2007
Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 5, No. 1-January 2007
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
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Twenty Years Of Women's Leadership: Have We Come "A Long Way, Baby?"*, Sara A. Boatman
Twenty Years Of Women's Leadership: Have We Come "A Long Way, Baby?"*, Sara A. Boatman
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
I'd like to share with you some thoughts from my last 20 years of leadership study and what I've come to understand during this time about women in relationship to leadership. Consider these remarks personal reflections on some of what has been written and discussed about leadership and especially about how women relate to leadership. Let's wonder together if we've come a long way in our thinking about leadership and how women's unique voices relate to it. 20 years ago we were just beginning to think about leadership in a broader way than simply a series of skills and abilities. …