Queen mothers : articulating the spirit of black women teacher-leaders

• Other Authors: Jeffries, Rhonda B. 1965- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc., 2019.
• Subjects: African American mothers.; African American women.; Women, Black.; Leadership in women.; African American women in the professions.; African American women educators.; Education > Teacher & Student Mentoring.; Educational strategies and policy: inclusion.; Teaching skills and techniques.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806606535
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64113-727-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (294 pages)

"Black women's experiences functioning as mothers, teachers and leaders are confounding and complex. Queen Mothers from Ghanaian tradition are revered as the leaders of their matrilineal families and the teachers of the high chiefs (Mùller, 2013; Stoeltje, 1997). Conversely, the influence...