EAN: 9780820468129

THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSH...

Most historical and theoretical work on school administration choice has focused on the
importance of race and class  with increased attention to gender during the past two decades.
Rarely has geography been a consideration and  when it appears at all  it is used only to
distinguish the unique conditions of urban school settings. The Social Construction of
Educational Leadership: Southern Appalachian Ceilings addresses decisions about who is chosen
to lead public schools  and how they do it. Using their research on senior-level public school
leaders in the southern mountains of North Carolina as a representative case study  the authors
construct an argument for a reconsideration of the role of place - both in decisions about who
becomes a school leader  and in how those leaders behave professionally. The authors describe
the changes in a leadership system grounded in race  class  geographic  and gender preferences
that dating back to colonial systems of deference  describing the pattern of those changes  and
exploring their implications for school leadership  and the preparation of prospective leaders
in the region and elsewhere.

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