Overview
- Discusses on women’s leadership within science education largely invisible
- Contains significant stories around the feminine not as gender but as construct, a quality in all of us
- Discusses the power/promise of feminine approaches to transform traditional leadership cultures
- Discusses relational ways of knowing as theoretical foundation
- Says that anyone can lead and each of us should lead
Part of the book series: ASTE Series in Science Education (ASTE)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Opening
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First Seeds: Aloneness Leads to Building Community
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Germinating and Growing: Dimensions of Leadership Development
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Transplanting and Growing: Physical-Geographic Relocation and Accompanying Huge Cultural Shifts
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Flowering and Seed Forming: Leadership Models
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About this book
A discourse on women’s leadership within science education has, until now, been largely invisible in book form. This, therefore, is the first book to address women’s leadership within science education.
The book embraces relational ways of knowing as a foundation for leadership and takes courageous steps by exposing our innermost tensions, dilemmas, and feelings about leadership, making them available to others. The power/promise of feminine approaches to transform traditional leadership cultures is also addressed.
The authors believe that anyone can lead, regardless of position, title, years of experience or age. They also believe that each of us has a responsibility to provide some leadership and direction for the shared endeavours of which we are part.
The purpose of the book is to inspire and guide educators and academics in K-16 science education, as well as individuals in other professions, as their leadership skills develop. The leadership activities provided offer guidance and/or concrete ways to delve into issues of leadership.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book itself is a model of what it seeks to promote.... by extending a welcome to the readers, speaking from authentic experience, and bringing 100% of themselves to the conversation about science education leadership.” (Janice Koch, Hofstra University)
“Very engaging and interesting. Well written and informative. I immediately wanted to send it to several of my younger (female) colleagues.” (Susan Chaplin, University of St. Thomas)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women’s Experiences in Leadership in K-16 Science Education Communities, Becoming and Being
Editors: Katherine C. Wieseman, Molly H. Weinburgh
Series Title: ASTE Series in Science Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2239-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2236-3Published: 23 June 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8478-1Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2239-4Published: 18 June 2009
Series ISSN: 2214-5435
Series E-ISSN: 2214-5443
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 254
Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Science Education, Higher Education, Teaching and Teacher Education