The session panelists will highlight processes and experiences involved in conceptualizing and writing, "Shaping Social Justice Leadership: Insights of Women Educators Worldwide" (2012). A project of Women Leading Education Across the Continents (WLE), an international research group chaired by Charol Shakeshaft, the book was co-authored by Linda L. Lyman, Jane Strachan, and Angeliki Lazaridou. Woven from words of their narratives, the book contains evocative portraits of 23 educators and leaders around the world whose actions are shaping social justice leadership in 14 countries. The portraits are framed with relevant scholarship and grouped thematically. Panelists will comment on origins of the book, overview the thematic analysis, offer personal perspectives as contributors, discuss the methodology, express an endorser’s perspective, present practical applications, and consider the unique contributions of the book to understanding of social justice leadership.
Participants:
Ira E. Bogotch, Florida Atlantic University
Jill Sperandio, Lehigh University
Kerry Robinson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Elizabeth C. Reilly, Loyola Marymount University
Chairs/Discussants: Linda Lyman, Illinois State University
Charol Shakeshaft, Virginia Commonwealth University