Highly Successful Women Administrators

The Inside Stories of How They Got There
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-8039-6205-7
Verlag: Corwin

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

What does it take for a woman to be a successful administrator in education? Is it more than a matter of being the best qualified person for the job? Are there specific traits that can help you reach your goals? In their new book, Gupton and Slick bring you the stories of women who've made it. They reveal exactly what's necessary--and how to do it. They give you the kind of insider information newer administrators need to jump-start their careers and keep on track. Fifteen successful educational administrators share their lives and their experiences. They can help you: * Cultivate a desire to succeed * Learn how to be comfortable with pursuing power * Use your "participatory" leadership style * Broaden your educational qualifications * Develop networking and mentoring skills Explore the reasons behind top-level inequities in educational administration. Find out how you can successfully battle the system-wide practices that perpetuate the status quo. Learn how to overcome the cultural stereotypes: Build your own support systems, nourish your crucial desire for success, set up your own network, and get ready to climb. Use the important lessons you'll learn here to propel your career right to the top.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupton, Sandra Lee

Gupton, Sandra L.

Slick, Gloria Appelt

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Patricia Schmuck
Introduction
Our Story
Lesson 1
Be Prepared
Lesson 2
Plan for Your Career
Lesson 3
Persevere
Lesson 4
Be Diligent and Professional
Lesson 5
Honor, Preserve and Protect Your Integrity
Lesson 6
Reach Out to and through Others
Lesson 7
Practice What You Seek: The Importance of Mentoring
Lesson 8
Lead by Example
The Evolution of Issues Related to Leadership and Gender
The Collective Voice
`Go For It!'

Über Autor(innen)

Gupton, Sandra L.
Sandra Lee Gupton, EdD, is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, where she has been serving for the past six years as Chairperson of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Before coming to UNF, she was Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Mississippi for eleven years. Her experiences before coming to higher education include more than twenty years in various positions in PreK–12 public schools, including English and reading teacher, high school principal, director of instruction, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and superintendent in Georgia and North Carolina schools.

Sandra’s professional interests are centered on leadership issues related to PreK–12 and higher education leadership effectiveness, gender equity, program reform, and school improvement. Her early research on gender equity in educational leadership led to many presentations, the publication of several articles, and the 1996 Corwin publication Highly Successful Women Administrators: The Inside Stories of How They Got There, offering advice to prospective women administrators in education. Her research and writing in recent years have been focused on the role of academic chairpersons and leadership in higher education.