Date of Award
Spring 5-2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Chair
Lilian H. Hill
Committee Chair Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Member 2
Georgianna Martin
Committee Member 2 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Member 3
Thomas O'Brien
Committee Member 3 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Committee Member 4
Kyna Shelley
Committee Member 4 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Abstract
African American female educators have a prominent place in the history of adult education. In addition to their work as educators, they often served as activists and leaders that fought for justice and the transformation of individual lives and entire communities. This study examines Anna Julia Cooper, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Septima Clark as learning leaders. As a means of accomplishing this research, the work of the aforementioned educators was aligned with Stephen Preskill & Stephen D. Brookfield’s Nine Learning Tasks of Leadership. The effect of the educators’ learning leadership on their local communities and the implications for modern-day adult educators are discussed and suggestions for future research are included. This study demonstrated that Cooper, McLeod, and Bethune's work and accomplishments in adult education throughout their careers indeed distinguished them as learning leaders. Future research with a focus on other adult educators should be conducted.
Copyright
2015, Chameka Simmons Robinson
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Chameka Simmons, "Anna Julia Cooper, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Septima Clark as Learning Leaders" (2015). Dissertations. 97.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/97