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Holding Sacred Ground: Essays on Leadership, Courage, and Endurance in our Schoolsreviewed by LaVern Burmeister - 2004 Title: Holding Sacred Ground: Essays on Leadership, Courage, and Endurance in our Schools Author(s): Carl D. Glickman Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco ISBN: 0787956716, Pages: 362, Year: 2003 Search for book at Amazon.com Carl Glickman’s work has informed educational research in
substantial ways for more than a quarter of a century. In
Holding Sacred Ground: Essays on Leadership, Courage, and
Endurance in Our Schools, Glickman presents a collection of
recent essays that respond to the question, “What must school
leaders think about and practice if all students are to have a
truly democratic education; an education that equips each student
with the knowledge, skills, and applications to become a wise,
caring, and participatory citizen of an improving democratic
society?” (p. xvii). He describes research findings and
personal beliefs about the roles and responsibilities of school
leaders, democratic educational opportunities for students, and
progressive teaching/learning formats in which students can develop
personal responsibility and compassion as citizens of a
democracy. The essays support a much needed human caring
perspective in the current sterile climate of high stakes testing
and prescribed curriculum.
The collection is organized into six parts, each addressing an
essential aspect of the question. In Part One, “Great
Schools,” Glickman situates... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- LaVern Burmeister
California State University, San Bernardino E-mail Author LaVERN BURMEISTER, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor in the Educational Administration Program; Coordinator of the Professional Administrative Services Credential Program; lead faculty member for the Educational Leadership course; California State University, San Bernardino. Research interests include educational leadership, preparation of school administrators, and the impact of relationships on quality education. Current projects include a yearlong qualitative study of student/student and teacher/student relationships in a 7th grade literacy class and the impact of the relationships on student learning.
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