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A Reflective - Reflexive View Of Women And Leadership, Glenda Moss Jul 2004

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.


Character Citizenship, Donald F. Uerling Jul 2004

Character Citizenship, Donald F. Uerling

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The thesis of this article is that public schools have both the legal authority and the educational responsibility to provide schooling for character and citizenship. We will begin with a review of constitutional principles expressed in selected Supreme Court cases; we will end with some observations about such schooling from an educational perspective.


Review Of Women Oral History: The Frontiers Reader Edited By Susan H. Armitage With Patricia Hart And Karen Wathermon., Yuankun Yao Apr 2004

Review Of Women Oral History: The Frontiers Reader Edited By Susan H. Armitage With Patricia Hart And Karen Wathermon., Yuankun Yao

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Women's Oral History: The Frontiers Reader is a collection of 21 journal articles. Edited by Susan H. Armitage, with Patricia Hart and Karen Weatherman, the book chronicles the evolution of women's oral history from its beginning in the 1970s to the present. The book documents how oral history provides an alternative perspective on history by uncovering important roles ordinary women have played-roles that have been typically ignored by mainstream history (Clegg, Miller, & Vanderhoof, 1995; Singleton, 1990).


Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No.2-April 2004 Apr 2004

Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No.2-April 2004

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

No abstract provided.


Lawrence V. Texas: Does This Mean Increased Privacy Rights For Gay And Lesbian Teacher?, Suzanne Eckes, Martha Mccarthy Apr 2004

Lawrence V. Texas: Does This Mean Increased Privacy Rights For Gay And Lesbian Teacher?, Suzanne Eckes, Martha Mccarthy

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This article addresses the Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas and its implications for the rights of gay and lesbian public school teachers. The authors provide a context by reviewing the teacher role-model theory, traditional standards used in dismissals for immoral conduct, and pre-Lawrence cases regarding public employees' privacy rights. Then they analyze Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down a Texas law imposing criminal penalties for persons of the same sex engaging in certain sexual conduct. The final section explores implications of the expanded liberty right announced in Lawrence for public school teachers and their lifestyle choices.


We Are Our Mothers' Daughters?, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost Apr 2004

We Are Our Mothers' Daughters?, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Writing that makes us think, writing that enriches our understanding of the past and present, that's what Cokie Roberts' book, We Are Our Mothers' Daughters provides, and that, too, is what the authors of this issue of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership provide. Roberts' background as a news analyst covering politics, Congress and public policy, as well as her heritage as the daughter of Lindy Boggs, Congresswoman and Ambassador to the Vatican, inform her perspectives on women of the past and present.


"A Singular Position:" Women Professors And Women's Community, Florence A. Hamrick, Julie R. Nelson Apr 2004

"A Singular Position:" Women Professors And Women's Community, Florence A. Hamrick, Julie R. Nelson

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Twenty-six professors at a research intensive university participated in this study of senior women professors' career experiences and reflections. Themes surrounding community and collegiality with respect to disciplinary commitment, salience of gender to discipline, and the role of personal choices are identified and discussed. Resulting perspectives on "women's community" in academe are also developed. Respondents maintained close, long-standing supportive ties with women colleagues within their academic disciplines, particularly when women colleagues were scarce in their local departments. Respondents' principal affiliations were rooted in their disciplines, highlighting the influence of discipline in matters related to professional identity as well as community.


The Changing Face Of Higher Education: Why More Administrators Are Wearing Lipstick, Barbara R. Jones, Ronda O. Credille Apr 2004

The Changing Face Of Higher Education: Why More Administrators Are Wearing Lipstick, Barbara R. Jones, Ronda O. Credille

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

During the 150 years women have participated in higher education, they have made tremendous strides. At many post-secondary institutions, women were not accepted as students until the second half of the 20th century. In 2004, women serve in the upper echelons of power at some of the nation's oldest and most prestigious universities. This inquiry examines the history of women's participation in higher education, including their entry into leadership positions within the academy and the barriers and facilitators they experienced. The leadership models and the career development of women are also examined. The results of interviews with eight women administrators …


Successful Women In Leadership: Portrait Of A Gentle Warrior, Deborah E. Stine Apr 2004

Successful Women In Leadership: Portrait Of A Gentle Warrior, Deborah E. Stine

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This paper paints a portrait of successful leadership that was built through the directorship and ethic of caring of a female site administrator. The paper addresses the major question, "What major principles need to be incorporated into the daily life of those in leadership positions to assist in their success?" The study is framed through the work of Starratt (1993), who described leadership through the metaphor of drama, with the leader serving as the caring director, involving playing the drama with "greater risk, with greater intelligence and imagination and with greater dedication to making the drama work" (p. 41), and …


Black Women Administrators In Historically Black Institutions: Social Justice Project Rooted In Community, Gaetan Jean-Marie Jan 2004

Black Women Administrators In Historically Black Institutions: Social Justice Project Rooted In Community, Gaetan Jean-Marie

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Black women are subjected to both racism and sexism; those who achieve privileged status are also the targets of classism. Frazier (1957), in addressing issues of the Black bourgeoisie, said "the frustration of the majority of the women ... is probably due to the idle or ineffectual lives which they lead" (p. 222). These negative judgments are based on the gaze, in other words, who these women "look like" from the outside. We hear a different story when listening to the voices of Black women educators working for social change.


Are We All Firsts?, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost Jan 2004

Are We All Firsts?, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The manuscripts in this issue of The Journal of Women in Educational Leadership reflect the "first" phenomena. The issue of being a "first" is not limited to women in educational leadership roles.


Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No. 1-January 2004 Jan 2004

Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No. 1-January 2004

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

No abstract provided.


Women As School Principals: What Is The Challenge?, Valerie R. Helterbran, Sue A. Rieg Jan 2004

Women As School Principals: What Is The Challenge?, Valerie R. Helterbran, Sue A. Rieg

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

From 1988 to 1998 the percentage of female school principals increased from 20% to 48% and continues to grow. The number of women entering school administration has grown as has the number of principal turnovers. Women who seek positions in educational leadership face many issues. Ten barriers that continue to surface in the research are: little encouragement to assume leadership roles; lack of female role models; perceived need to be "better qualified"; women cannot discipline older, male students; resentment of males working for females; some educators prefer male principals; reluctance to relocate; long hours; women lack the desire for power; …


Review Of The Southwest Airlines Way: Using The Power Of Relationships To Achieve High Performance By J. H. Gittell., John M. Palladino Jan 2004

Review Of The Southwest Airlines Way: Using The Power Of Relationships To Achieve High Performance By J. H. Gittell., John M. Palladino

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

In The Southwest Airlines Way: Using the Power of Relations to Achieve High Performance, Gittell, an assistant professor of management at Brandeis University and a member of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Global Airline Industry Program, provides a template of female leadership. Gittell described Southwest Airlines as a gemstone in the industry. After the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Southwest did not layoff employees; yet, the airline showed profit each year. Southwest's 2002 $9 billion total market value was greater than all other major airlines combined (Gittell, 2003, p. 3). Fortune magazine called Southwest "the most successful airline in history," praise …


Racial And Ethnic Preferences In College Admissions: How Much Is Too Much?, Donald F. Uerling Jan 2004

Racial And Ethnic Preferences In College Admissions: How Much Is Too Much?, Donald F. Uerling

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Two 2003 Supreme Court decisions - Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger-considered challenges to the use of racial preferences in the admissions policies of two different colleges at the University of Michigan. Taken together, these two Equal Protection Clause decisions stand for the propositions that the educational benefits resulting from a diverse student body can be a compelling government interest and that race and ethnicity can be used as a "plus" to promote that interest, but not to the extent that such a preference insulates minority applicants from competition with other applicants and ensures the admission of nearly every …


Women In The Superintendency: Opting In Or Opting Out?, Mimi Wolverton, R. Timothy Macdonald Jan 2004

Women In The Superintendency: Opting In Or Opting Out?, Mimi Wolverton, R. Timothy Macdonald

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The purpose of this article was to report the most common career path to the superintendency in the Northwest. We compared career paths across four subgroups of study participants-male and female superintendents and male and female certificate holders who were not superintendents. First, we sought commonalities in the routes chosen by current male and female superintendents in the study. Second, we examined the career choices of potential superintendency applicants to determine whether they were actually gaining the types of administrative experience required by school boards and search consultants. We concluded with implications for practice based on study findings.


Race, Culture, And Strategies For Success Of Female Public School Administrators, Marie Byrd-Blake Oct 2003

Race, Culture, And Strategies For Success Of Female Public School Administrators, Marie Byrd-Blake

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The purpose for conducting this study was to examine the differences among African American, Hispanic, and white female public school administrators with respect to their perceptions of successful strategies that led to career advancement. Female public school administrators continue to experience barriers to career advancement. The data revealed that Hispanic females perceived themselves as more successful in utilizing more strategies than African American and white females. Few females reported utilizing the informal mentoring technique of forming "new girl networks."


Women In Line Administration: A Longitudinal Study In One State, 1972-2002, Norma T. Mertz Oct 2003

Women In Line Administration: A Longitudinal Study In One State, 1972-2002, Norma T. Mertz

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The article presents the results of a study of the movement of women in and into line administrative positions in one state since the passage of Title IX. The movement is presented in terms of position, year and type of district.


Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 4-October 2003 Oct 2003

Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 4-October 2003

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of Leadership The Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies From The First Lady Of Courage. Robin Gerber., Jean M. Haar Oct 2003

Review Of Leadership The Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies From The First Lady Of Courage. Robin Gerber., Jean M. Haar

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The book is both a biography and an analysis of Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership skills. Each chapter begins with a story about Eleanor Roosevelt's personal and professional experiences. The stories are followed by references to leadership research, examples from contemporary women leaders, and suggests for improving individual leadership skills. Each chapter ends with leadership advice entitled "Eleanor's Way."


A Long History Of Scholarship, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost Oct 2003

A Long History Of Scholarship, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The Journal of Women in Educational Leadership is an early mark in the 21 st century timeline and lengthens the chronological chart of women in history. In this issue, Mertz' longitudinal study of scholarship about women is extended, and Byrd-Blake offers perceptions of African American, Hispanic and white females concerning the strategies that enhance career advancement. Rhodes provides profiles of two women community college presidents and the lessons these women offer others considering the role. White, Martin & Johnson examine gender, professional orientation, and student achievement in their study of 100 school principals.


Gender, Professional Orientation, And Student Achievement: Elements Of School Culture, Teresa White, Barbara N. Martin, Judy A. Johnson Oct 2003

Gender, Professional Orientation, And Student Achievement: Elements Of School Culture, Teresa White, Barbara N. Martin, Judy A. Johnson

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This study explored the relationships between professional orientation (defined as how the principal sees his or her role in the organization) and school culture, the influence of gender on professional orientation, and the relationship between school culture and the academic achievement of students. One hundred principals were surveyed. Two instruments, the Professional Orientation and the School Culture Survey were completed. The results were analyzed using linear regression statistics to determine (a) gender and professional orientation effect on the factors of school culture, and (b) if factors of school culture had an effect on student success in the elementary school. Findings …


Adolescent Females With Communication Disorders Involved In Violence: Educators' Opinions, Judy K. Montgomery, Dixie Sanger, Barbara J. Moore-Brown, Leslie Smith, Marilyn Scheffler Jul 2003

Adolescent Females With Communication Disorders Involved In Violence: Educators' Opinions, Judy K. Montgomery, Dixie Sanger, Barbara J. Moore-Brown, Leslie Smith, Marilyn Scheffler

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This study focused on increasing the awareness of educational leaders about the relationship between students with communication disorders and violence. A review of selected research on adolescent females with language problems residing in a correctional facility served to support a survey study and extend discussions about the need for educational leadership within this population. Ninety-six speech-language pathologists, special educators, and teachers were surveyed about their training and knowledge on the role of communication in violence. Findings suggested the majority of participants agreed on the importance of planning prevention programs. However, they did not receive training and were uncertain about providing …


Manitoba Women And Higher Education: Momentum To Stay The Course, Carolyn Crippen, John R. Mccarthy Jul 2003

Manitoba Women And Higher Education: Momentum To Stay The Course, Carolyn Crippen, John R. Mccarthy

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Her education is the same as that of a man ... she is able to unfold and exercise her mental powers and faculties. She chooses her occupation in such a way as corresponds with her wishes, inclinations and natural abilities, and she works under conditions identical with man's. Even if engaged as a practical working woman on some field or other, at other times of the day she may be educator, teacher, or nurse, as yet others she may exercise herself in art, or cultivate some branch of science, and yet others may be filling some demonstrative function. She joins …


Emerging From The Academic Pipeline: Senior Women Faculty Members, Florence A. Hamrick Jul 2003

Emerging From The Academic Pipeline: Senior Women Faculty Members, Florence A. Hamrick

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Twenty-six women with professor rank at a large, public, research extensive university were interviewed for this study in which respondents discussed the meanings and significance associated with full professorship. Major themes included: the promotion event and the accompanying title of professor, anticipated and actual changes in their status and working conditions, and their identities, goals, and contributions as professors. Conclusions address issues such as dilemmas of senior professorship, effective participation in institutional governance, and progress of women through the faculty ranks.


Title Ix: Boom Or Bust?, Marilyn J. Mather Jul 2003

Title Ix: Boom Or Bust?, Marilyn J. Mather

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Athletics has been significantly impacted by Title IX through an increase the number of female athletes, the number of teams available, and indirectly, the development of women's professional leagues. However, women in leadership positions in athletics have declined significantly since Title IX was signed into law. A concern about the discontinuation of some men's non-revenue producing sports influenced the Department of Education to form the Commission on Opportunities in Athletics to review Title IX. The process and findings of the Commission are discussed, as well as the possible impact of the Commission's recommendations.


Two Profiles Of Women Community College Presidents, Melinda Rhodes Jul 2003

Two Profiles Of Women Community College Presidents, Melinda Rhodes

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This study focuses on the narratives of two women leaders, one of whom continues to work as a community college president and another who made the transition from a community college presidency to the directorship of a continuing education division of a large, state research university. The women were first interviewed in 2000 when they discussed their own career characteristics and views of women presidency leadership issues. At that time, one was considering accepting a post leading a northwest community college undergoing drastic changes in mission, goals and target student population. She served as that college's president in 2002.


Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 1, No.3-July 2003 Jul 2003

Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 1, No.3-July 2003

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of Women In Higher Education An Encyclopedia. Ana M. Martinez Aleman And Kristen A. Renn, Editors., Jean M. Haar Jul 2003

Review Of Women In Higher Education An Encyclopedia. Ana M. Martinez Aleman And Kristen A. Renn, Editors., Jean M. Haar

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Women have constituted a majority of students in American colleges and universities since 1979. Women earned more than half of all associates, bachelors and masters degrees and more than one-third of all doctorates (Touchton & Davis, 1991). Even with these numbers, the study of women in higher education has often been overlooked (Glazer, Bensimon, & Townsend, 1993). Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia atones for overlooking "almost entirely women's role as shapers and interpreters of the academy" (Glazer et al., p. ix). The editors have created a comprehensive source of information and resources related to women in higher education in …


Can We Do It With Class?, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Y. Lacost Jul 2003

Can We Do It With Class?, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Y. Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

We, like Hepburn, are fortunate to be educated-since education opens doors for women. The manuscripts in this issue, all attest to the significance of education in women's lives-education as opportunity.