03716nam 2200697Ia 450 991095322260332120200520144314.09780791481479079148147697814294118821429411880(CKB)1000000000466451(OCoLC)74813027(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579282(SSID)ssj0000214681(PQKBManifestationID)11175740(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214681(PQKBWorkID)10167247(PQKB)11614672(MiAaPQ)EBC3407859(MdBmJHUP)muse6431(Au-PeEL)EBL3407859(CaPaEBR)ebr10579282(OCoLC)923410131(DE-B1597)682552(DE-B1597)9780791481479(Perlego)2672214(EXLCZ)99100000000046645120050914d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrOn spiritual strivings transforming an African American woman's academic life /Cynthia B. Dillard1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20061 online resource (156 p.)SUNY series in women in educationBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791468111 0791468119 Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129) and index.The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen : examining an endarkened epistemology in educational research and leadership -- What is it and where does it live? Toward defining spirit within a research and teaching paradigm -- Walking ourselves back home : the education of teachers with/in the world -- Looking at the real nature of things : life and death as one eternal moment in teaching and research -- Suddenly but always queen : embracing a methodology of surrender in research and teaching -- Akwanbo : from speaking words to inviting the voice of spirit in research -- Out of my darkness I find my light : naming self, naming spirit -- Coming full circle : creating and being on purpose.Winner of the 2008 Critics' Choice Awards presented by the American Educational Studies AssociationThis engaging book offers a personal look at how centering spirituality in an academic life transforms its very foundations—its epistemology, paradigm, and methods—and becomes the site for spiritual healing and service to the world. Focusing primarily on her work in Ghana, West Africa, Cynthia B. Dillard presents a unique perspective on Africa as a site for transformative possibilities for African American academics/scholars and explores the deeper spiritual meanings of being "African." Through poetry, personal narrative, meditations, and journal entries, Dillard shares her experiences as an African American scholar and, in the process, provides a concrete example of what W. E. B. Du Bois called "spiritual strivings."SUNY series in women in education.African American womenEducation (Higher)Feminism and educationUnited StatesDiscrimination in higher educationUnited StatesAfrican American womenEducation (Higher)Feminism and educationDiscrimination in higher education378.1/9822Dillard Cynthia B.1957-1814262MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953222603321On spiritual strivings4367995UNINA