Let My Spirit Soar!: Narratives of Diverse Women in School Leadership / Edition 1

by Maenette K. P. Benham, Joanne Cooper

Overview

This is a book about alternatives to the status quo of "might makes right" in running a school. It's a book about diversity and equity; about people changing people's lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803966727
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/09/1998
Series:	One-off Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword - Flora Ida Ortiz
Thriving on Variety
The Carriers of Song, Story and Dance
PART ONE: THE SHARING OF LIVES: LET MY SPIRIT SOAR!
Between Rivers, Dreams and Different Worlds
Yvonne's Story - A Latina, Algonquin, Italian Woman
A Tale of Balance and Wit
Margaret's Story - A Tamil Indian Woman
A Passionate Web of Living
Catherine's Story - A Cuban Woman
Capturing the Soul - Working for Fellowship
Jackie's Story - An African American Woman
I Won't Back Down
Jolie's Story - An African American Woman
The Golden Chord Which Speaks to My Soul
Opal's Story - A Chinese American Woman
I Come from Gray
Rachel's Story - A Japanese American Woman
Remaking Childhood
Sarah's Story - A European American Woman Making Alternative Choices
Being a Late Bloomer
Tina's Story - A Filipina Woman
PART TWO: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
From Story to Insight