ERIC Number: EJ848852
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 14
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Women Principals Leading Learning at "Poverty's Edge"
Lyman, Linda L.
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, v6 n3 p187-200 Jul 2008
The author profiles two women principals of color who have successfully enhanced student learning in high-poverty schools. In their leadership narratives, the principals address how the complexity of poverty affects their work, how they affirm the worth and dignity of all, how they influence beliefs and attitudes of staff, why they think their schools have been successful in raising student achievement, and their top three recommendations for how school leaders can most effectively improve the education of poor children. The author concludes with the recommendation that we pay attention to what these leaders know.
Descriptors: Poverty, Females, Principals, Women Administrators, Minority Groups, Work Environment, Academic Achievement, Leadership Responsibility, At Risk Students, Elementary Schools, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Student Diversity, Educational Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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