Principals of Higher Education Institutions in Barbados; A Life History Methodology

ISBN-13: 9781433189128 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 208 str.

Jean Butcher-Lashley

Opis

This book uses the life stories of principals of higher education institutions in Barbados to assert that since lives are socially constructed and our biographies or stories can influence our professional life, it is important to not only listen to the personal stories or narratives of those whose professional lives and actions have public social consequences but more importantly through a life history methodology, also to contextualize those stories. In so doing there is better understanding of what motives or values persons bring to their professional practice, particularly too, if those missions and values emanate from a colonial hegemony still in existence within a postcolonial society. Persons could be causing harm or doing what is beneficial. They need to know what they are perpetuating and why. This book is primarily for those with interests in domination, power, capitalism, colonialism and neocolonialism; those planning professional development courses for teachers, principals and administrators in the field of education and other areas of professional practice; life history researchers; auto-ethnographers; postgraduate students and qualitative researchers in higher education, specifically and education, generally.

Recenzje

"Jean Butcher-Lashley has made a unique contribution to the literature around teachers' lives and careers in general and those of Caribbean teachers in particular. Taking a decolonising life history which considers individuals' personal and professional narratives in the contexts of the times through which they lived, this fascinating book gives important insights into how and why Barbadian higher education principals' careers evolved as they did and what the consequences for the country's education system have been."-Pat Sikes, Professor of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Sheffield

Spis treści

Acknowledgments - The Prologue - The Life History Approach - The Context - The Interview Process - An Approach to Analysis - Analysis of Life Stories - The Epilogue - Index.

O autorze

Jean Butcher-Lashley, head of the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Unit at Barbados Community College, holds a doctorate in Education (University of Sheffield); a master's degree with Merit (University of Surrey); a professional teachers' diploma and a bachelor of arts degree with Honors (University of the West Indies). Dr. Butcher-Lashley is the co-author of a book chapter in Affirming Methodologies (2022).