{"product_id":"leading-in-the-belly-of-the-beast-9781475852110","title":"Leading in the Belly of the Beast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading in the Belly of the Beast is an anthology of essays from transformational school leaders around the country who lead in a school system that is not set up for the success of their students, namely students of color and students living in poverty. The book highlights leaders who begin from the premise that the institution of school\/system of education in the United States, since its inception, has been established to maintain the racial, cultural, and economic status quo  and to maintain divisions among these racial, cultural, and class groups. These leaders use this very assertion as a foundation for their transformational leadership from within the system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading in the Belly of the Beast includes the voices of nine educators in a variety of positions of school leadership, from principals and deans to teacher leaders. The unifying experience of these leaders is that they all currently work in the context of a school and, therefore, have authentic and f\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpigraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: The Importance of Diverse Voices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Naming the Beast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Dangers of Definition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Milton Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Focus on the Core: Leading Towards Community, Solidarity, and Purpose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Trevor Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Leading with “Tenacious Love”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Kristin Botello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The Freedom to Think Critically\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Meredith Gavrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Students in the Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Eran DeSilva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: “This is the Work”: A Personal and Professional Mantra for Sustaining in the Belly of the Beast \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Tim Bremner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040301875543,"sku":"9781475852110","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475852110.jpg?v=1750946308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leading-in-the-belly-of-the-beast-9781475852110","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}