Mentoring as critically engaged praxis : storying the lives and contributions of Black women administrators

• Other Authors: Cobb-Roberts, Deirdre (Editor), Esnard, Talia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP/Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2020.
• Series: Contemporary perspectives on the lives of teachers.
• Subjects: African American women college administrators > Professional relationships.; Mentoring in education > United States.; Educational leadership > United States.; Education > Administration > Higher.; Higher education, tertiary education.; Educational administration and organization.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806604999
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64802-212-8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (250 pages)

"Black women have historically been marginalized in academia (Turner & Myers, 2000; Turner, 2002; Collins, 2002). While the contemporary landscape of higher education has changed, the number of women and ethnic minorities who serve as higher education administrators (chair, dean, provost, v...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction : progressing, expanding, and transforming the lives of teachers : situating Black women administrators and mentoring praxis at the heart of critical educational leadership / Carol R. Rinke and Lynnette Mawhinney
• Mentoring as critical engaged praxis : storying the lives and contributions of Black women administrators / Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard
• The role of Black feminist thought in mentorship : experiences of becoming an educator and administrator / Crystal M. Timmons
• Who is going to mentor us? : Black women administrators and our leadership journeys / Rosalind Conerly and Marcedes Butler
• Perspectives on leadership and mentoring : an examination of the experiences of Black women community college administrators / Chastity Gaither
• Jim Crow's Stowe Teachers College's President Ruth Harris : harbinger for future African American academy presidents / Vanessa Garry
• "A seat at the table" : Black women administrators' narratives of struggle and support in the ivory tower / Rosemary E. Phelps, Kecia M. Thomas, Nichole M. Ray and Juanita Johnson-Bailey
• In spite of ... : a Black Woman's administrative journey : of pushing back and pressing on / Traki L. Taylor, Erica Roland, and Vonzell Agosto
• Leadership as critical praxis : the case of African American women faculty / Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard
• From "WASH" to weave : leadership mentoring against racial macroaggression / Tara Nkrumah, Vonzell Agosto, Allan Feldman, and Frederick Bradley
• Operationalizing influence and effecting change : a Black woman administrator's guide to navigating politics in higher education / Shawna Patterson-Stephensvi
• Conclusion : taking stock and moving forward / Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.