African American Perspectives on Leadership in Schools Building a Culture of Empowerment

by Foster, Lenoar; Tillman, Linda C.

• ISBN13: 9781607094890
• ISBN10: 1607094894
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

This book fills an educational void in the school leadership literature as it relates to historical, theoretical, intellectual and cultural understandings among those who prepare individuals for leadership in schools and for those who practice leadership in schools attended by significant numbers of African American students. Contributors to this volume are scholars whose research and service in schools have been important in understanding the historical, intellectual and cultural traditions that facilitate and support effective leadership and in schools where African American school leaders, teachers, students, parents, and their communities of support construct effective and productive _cultures of empowerment and achievement_.

Author Biography

Lenoar Foster(1951-2009) held joint professorial appointments in educational leadership and higher education in the College of Education at Washington State University and was associate dean for administration, research, and graduate studies. He passed away just prior to publication of this book. Linda C. Tillman is a professor in the Educational Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and vice president of Division A of the American Educational Research Association.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. v
A Libation for Dr. Lenoar "Len" Foster	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Foundational Perspectives on African American Leadership in Schools	p. 15
The Historical Tradition of African American Leadership in African American Schools: 1830-1955	p. 17
African American Educational Leadership: Critical, Purposive, and Spiritual	p. 39
African-Centered Pedagogy and Womanist Caring: Reclaiming Black Children for Success	p. 57
Applied Practices in African American Leadership in Schools	p. 73
Facilitating African American Parental Involvement in Urban Schools: Opportunities for School Leadership	p. 75
African American Superintendents Narrowing the Achievement Gap through Organization Restructuring	p. 95
African American Leadership in Urban Schools: Implications for Organizational Structure and Improved Educational Outcomes	p. 115
Caring Leadership for Troubled African American Adolescents: A Case Study	p. 141
Leadership in K-12 Schools for Promoting Educational Aspirations: A Mental Model for School Achievement	p. 157
Leadership and Policy for Building a Culture of Empowerment	p. 171
Leading Change in the Educational Environment: Creating a Culture of Academic Excellence	p. 173
African American School Leadership in a Policy Context: A Tornado of Private Influence and Interests	p. 195
Toward a Praxis of Antiracist School Leadership Preparation	p. 211
Index	p. 237
About the Editors	p. 247
About the Contributors	p. 249
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