Strands of Dreams is book about my personal experiences of teaching and learning. It represents a nexus of my life, my experiences, my knowledge, my beliefs, and my passions. Through reflections I attempt to better understand who I am as a teacher leader and what frames my decision-making. With stories, poems, music, movies, life experiences, and literature themes emerge in each chapter and broader themes present themselves in the book holistically. Works from a great variety of sources are used to demonstrate those things that have had a profound effect on my beliefs. These sources include scholars, business writers, popular songs, children's literature, poems, Biblical scripture, and movies. Regardless of the academic nature of the source, they have all had an impact on me as a school leader; therefore they are meaningful to me personally and influence my daily decisions in my work as a school leader.
The book highlights the challenges and ambiguities inherent in learning, leadership, teaching, and life. The work is deeply personal and multifaceted. Each chapter has a theme, but it does not attempt to categorize my life chronologically or into finite compartments. But rather, I communicate a holistic expression of who I am. What may appear random actually represents the inner-connected pieces of our life. My experiences and responses are not meant to communicate best practices. I do not think I have the answers, but rather I delve into the deeper questions which many of us face. I desire that a reader completes the book with more questions than answers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-10302009-113942 |
| Date | 30 October 2009 |
| Creators | Chadwell, Jimmie Franklin |
| Contributors | Donald M. Sacken, Do not allow search engine access |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-10302009-113942/ |
| Rights | unrestricted, I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to TCU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report. |
Page generated in 0.002 seconds