Keeping the Promise: Essays on Leadership, Democracy, and Education

by Dennis Carlson (Editor), C.P. Gause (Editor)

This volume raises critical questions about the qualities of democratic educational leadership during a time when the promise of democratic education and public life risks being abandoned, forgotten, and emptied of meaning. A diverse chorus of scholars in education take on this issue by analyzing the cultural context of educational leadership in the age of No Child Left Behind, by offering democratic counter-narratives of educational leadership, and by deconstructing popular culture representations of educational leaders. In doing so, they re-situate leadership within a political context and link it to struggles over social justice and human freedom. The contributing scholars also radically re-think educational leadership in ways that include teachers, university-based educators, and scholars as leaders.

416 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 2007

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book speaks about lots of current topics in education. It is about the impact of accountability and the current movement in education. They heavily criticize public education's attempt to reproduce a certain outcome instead of nurturing the full potential of students. I am actually taking class at Miami from one of the co-authors. Easy read and will keep your interest. Just on chapter 4 :)

[Kevin McClain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essays by education professors (most at UNCG). The essay by Dr. Glen Hudak, my advisor, on the Spiritual aspects of digitally-mediated education and leadership, is particularly good.