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Transformational Leadership In Higher Education, Dr. Jewel Hale, Jr., Kristi Apostel

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

A crisis can highlight the critical need for resilient leadership within higher educational settings. Educational leaders encounter extraordinary difficulties, ranging from different learning options to prioritizing the well-being of both staff and students, necessitating flexible and innovative methods. By exploring how school leaders apply transformational techniques in actual educational environments, this article addresses the impact of the four I’s of transformational leadership, idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration, on building educator resiliency, sustaining school effectiveness, and promoting student achievement in higher education.

Silent Detonations: Redirecting Focus, Preserving Identity, And Leading Under The Weight Of Microaggressions, Ray Lavan

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

African American educational leaders consistently navigate racial microaggressions that challenge their focus, identity, and well-being. This study explores how these leaders deploy attention to manage the emotional weight of microaggressions in K-12 public school settings. Using Gross’s emotion regulation theory and Sue’s taxonomy of racial microaggressions, this qualitative phenomenological study examines how attentional deployment serves as both a shield and constraint. Data from the African American leaders reveal that silence, background processing, selective focus, and redirection to professional goals are common strategies to sustain composure. These strategies protect leaders in the moment but create emotional strain, identity conflict, and cumulative …

Fierce Leadership-Perspectives Of Black Women Educational Leaders: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Janice Taylor, Dianne Reed

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

The authors of this transcendental phenomenological study aimed to describe the lived experiences of Black women based on their perceptions, values, and beliefs about the complexities of leadership and the kind of leadership required to succeed in their respective roles, as educational leaders. This study was framed by the adaptive leadership theory. Adaptive leadership recognizes the need for leaders to stay flexible and resilient in fast-paced environments (Nelson & Squires, 2017). The three Black women leaders in this study were fierce adaptive leaders. The information acquired from this study is significant and highlights how Black women educational leaders developed the …

Being-Their-Ship: A Presence-Based Model Of Human-Centered Leadership, Ricky J. Martinez

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

Being-Their-Ship describes a presence-based approach to leadership grounded in lived experience rather than positional status. Developed over years of service in rural education, the framework highlights leadership as a relational practice grounded in steadiness, quiet support, and a willingness to take responsibility for others. Drawing from autoethnography and narrative inquiry, the framework articulates four interconnected dimensions: Caring-Ship, Loving-Ship, Load-Ship, and Being-There-Ship, that define leadership not through authority but through consistent action and cultural trust. Each dimension reflects how leadership emerges when individuals become a stabilizing presence, absorb burdens that others would otherwise carry, and remain committed to a community through …

Research Literacy And Research Production Skills As Core Competencies In Leaders, Kk O'Byrne

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Coach Learning Environment In Formal, Field-Based Settings: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Jody L. Langdon, Shayla Snow

Journal of Coach Development

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to evaluate the psychometric properties of SDT-related measures in a sample of coach learners, and 2) to examine the relationships between need satisfaction and frustration, coach motivation, and engagement in training sessions.. A total of 796 coaches participated in the study, completing surveys measuring basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration, coaching motivation, and engagement. Aside from confirming the validity and reliability of measures for use among coach learners, findings indicate that satisfaction of basic psychological needs positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and engagement, while frustration of these …

Irc Topic Is Fed. Aid To Schools, Juanita Junkins

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Panel Discussion by the IRC on the question of Federal Aid to School

A Covenant Agreement Between The Cooperative Campus Ministry And Alabama Campus Ministry Board, University Of North Alabama

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Agreement between the Cooperative Campus Ministry and the Alabama Campus Board Ministry

Una Student Organizations, Student Engagement Center, University Of North Alabama

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No abstract provided.

Women Govern Themselves At College Here, Florence Times

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The Women's Self-Government Association was one of the oldest organizations on campus. This newspaper article looks at the ins and outs of life in the W.S.G.A. It also includes a picture of the officers for the 1959-1960 school year.

By-Laws Of The Wesley Foundation At The University Of North Alabama, Wesley Foundation, University Of North Alabama

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The By-Laws of The Wesley Foundation at the University of North Alabama

Live Your History. Campus Life At Una!, Office Of Student Engagement-University Of North Alabama

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Office of Student Engagement Brochure--Guide to Life at UNA, 2012

Irc Pledges Ten New Members Plans Initiation, International Relations Club

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The new members of the International Relations Club and the plans for initiation.

Kappa Alpha Or Kuklos Adelphon Of The Southern States Prior To 1866, Leroy Stafford Boyd

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A chapter, or circle, of this social fraternity was organized at the University of North Carolina in 1812. A chapter (Epsilon) formed at LaGrange College in 1844, lasting until the college moved to Florence. The chapter (Lambda) continued at Florence Wesleyan University until 1861. The organization declined and eventually dissolved.

Irc Holds Open Forum On Peace Plan Of The Big Four, International Relations Club

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An open forum by the International Relations Club about Dumbarton Oaks and the talks of peace after the war

Constitution And By-Laws Of The Women's Self Government Association, Women's Self Government Association

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The Constitution and By-Laws of the Women's Self Government Association at Florence State Teachers College. Adopted by Jewell Hall, President of WSGA in 1931.

The Executive Council Of Kappa Delta Pi, T.C. Mccracken

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Correspondence between the president of the Executive Council of Kappa Delta Pi, T.C. McCracken, to President J. A. Keller, Florence State Teachers College, welcoming the new chapter at the university.

Privileges Of Students, Florence State Teachers College, Women's Self Government Association

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Privileges for female students at Florence State Teachers College--agreed upon by the Women's Self-Government Association, the Faculty Advisory Committee, and the President of Florence State Teachers College.

Plan Of Organizations For The Cooperative Campus Ministry To The University Of North Alabama, University Of North Alabama

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The plan for the Cooperative Campus Ministry Board at The University of North Alabama

Circle K Club Records, 1966-1967, Wells Johnston

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Florence State College Circle K Club Records, 1966-1967 (Modified)

*Full record is housed in archives*

The Honor Society Of Florence State College, Florence State College

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Charter list of members of The Honor Society at Florence State College

University Of North Alabama Student Government Association, University Of North Alabama

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University of North Alabama Student Government Association Pamphlet

State Normal College Glee Club Christmas Concert, State Normal College

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State Normal College Glee Club Christmas Concert Program--December 17, 1909

Audubon Society Minutes, W.A. Ginham

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Minutes of the Audubon Society--October 7, 1931, in Wesleyan Hall. The second part of the meeting was noted on November 4, 1931.

Sigma Tau Delta Fraternity-Theta Delta Chapter Dinner, Florence State Teachers College

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Sigma Tau Delta Fraternity -Theta Delta Chapter at Florence State Teachers College Dinner Program--April 29, 1950

*Theta Delta Chapter was organized in February 1936. *

State Normal School Glee Club, State Normal School

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State Normal School Glee Club Program for the 1913-1914 Season

Rollin Pease In "Elijah" By Mendelsshon, State Teachers College Choral Club

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FSTC Choral Club Program-Performance of "Elijah" May 24, 1931

The Survival, Blue Pencil Club

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The Survival Magazine-as stated at the beginning, "Into this magazine was to go something from the pen of each member-something of her own choice..."

Charter Party Florence State College Circle K Club, Circle K Club/Kiwanis Club Of Florence

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Circle K Club Charter Party Program-May 23, 1958

Bulletin Of The State Normal School-Student Activities, State Normal School

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Quarterly Publication for State Normal School- Student activities and Campus Life