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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'.
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The late Foster (educational leadership and higher education, Washington State U.) and Tillman (educational leadership, U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) compile 11 essays on African American school leadership, its history, constructs, and circumstances. Scholars of educational leadership, economics and business management, cultural studies, education, and other areas in the US discuss the relationship between racial history, spirituality, communal memory, traditions, and practices as key aspects of African American leadership and student achievement in schools; examples of how principles and policies of African American leadership can empower achievement in schools across the country; and current barriers to achievement of African American students and the values and principles of African American leadership. The book is aimed at professors of educational administration, administrators, school personnel, graduate students, and scholars. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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