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Female Leadership Identity in English Language Teaching
Autoethnographies of Global Perspectives
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Step into the lives of extraordinary women leaders in this groundbreaking volume. This compelling collection presents autoethnographies of twenty-five women leaders in English Language Teaching (ELT) from around the world. Grounded in key leadership theories and ELT research, these narratives examine the intersectionality of gender, race, culture, and transnational experiences in shaping leadership identities. Authors candidly share their triumphs and challenges, inspiring readers to embrace their own leadership potential and effect change in their communities and beyond. By articulating the personal, institutional, and global complexities, the narratives inform our understanding of how ELT teachers navigate the path to leadership.
Contributors are: Tasha Austin, Lena Barrantes-Elizondo, Kisha Bryan, Quanisha Charles, May F. Chung, Ayanna Cooper, Tanya Cowie, Taslim Damji, Darlyne de Haan, Su Yin Khor, Sarah Henderson Lee, Gloria Park, Ana-Marija Petrunic, Doaa Rashed, Kate Mastruserio Reynolds, Teri Rose Dominica Roh, Mary Romney-Schaab, Amira Salama, Cristina Sánchez-MartÃn, Xatli Stox, Debra Suarez, Shannon Tanghe, Lan Wang-Hiles, Marie Webb and Amea Wilbur.
Contributors are: Tasha Austin, Lena Barrantes-Elizondo, Kisha Bryan, Quanisha Charles, May F. Chung, Ayanna Cooper, Tanya Cowie, Taslim Damji, Darlyne de Haan, Su Yin Khor, Sarah Henderson Lee, Gloria Park, Ana-Marija Petrunic, Doaa Rashed, Kate Mastruserio Reynolds, Teri Rose Dominica Roh, Mary Romney-Schaab, Amira Salama, Cristina Sánchez-MartÃn, Xatli Stox, Debra Suarez, Shannon Tanghe, Lan Wang-Hiles, Marie Webb and Amea Wilbur.
Doaa Rashed, Ph.D., is a professor in the English Department and Director of the Language Engagement Project at Rutgers University. A translingual, transnational scholar, her scholarship lies at the crossroads of leadership, identity development, and transnationalism.
Debra Suarez, Ph.D., serves in key ELT leadership roles. A former federal leader with the US Department of Education, and Senior Advisor for the White House Initiative AAPI, Dr. Suarez is a university professor and President (2024â2025) of TESOL International Association.
Debra Suarez, Ph.D., serves in key ELT leadership roles. A former federal leader with the US Department of Education, and Senior Advisor for the White House Initiative AAPI, Dr. Suarez is a university professor and President (2024â2025) of TESOL International Association.
Foreword
âBrett Elizabeth Blake
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
PART 1: An Introduction to Female Leadership in ELT
Introduction to Part 1
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
1 Female Leadership Identity in English Language Teaching: Autoethnographies of Global Perspectives â Framing the Conversation
âDoaa Rashed
PART 2: Gender and Culture
Introduction to Part 2
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
2 Power, Identity and Agency: An Autoethnographic Life History of a Latin American ELT Female Leader
âLena Barrantes-Elizondo
3 Power as a Lived Experience: The Negotiation of Professional Identity as a TESOL Leader
âAna-Marija Petrunic
4 Pretending Everything Was Fine: Serving as a Female Leader in Uncertain Territory
âKate Mastruserio Reynolds
5 Age, Power, Gender, and Identity Tensions: An Autoethnography of an African Female Leader
âAmira Salama
6 A Leaderâs Journey: From Followership to Leadership to âAcademic Grandmaâ
âDebra Suarez
7 Reimagining Women Leadership in TESOL: Advocating for Change, Harnessing Reflexivity, and Humanizing Practices
âMarie Webb, Quanisha Charles, Sarah Henderson Lee, Shannon Tanghe and Gloria Park
PART 3: Race and Power
Introduction to Part 3
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
8 War, Language, and Leadership: A Female English Language Teacher Leaderâs Perspective
âMay F. Chung
9 Still We Rise: Collaborative Autoethnographic Perspectives from Black Women in English Language Teaching and Leadership
âAyanna Cooper, Tasha Austin, Mary Romney, Kisha Bryan and Darlyne de Haan
10 LEAPing as a Filipino in Korean ELT: My Journey towards Developing a Transformational Leadership Identity
âTeri Rose Dominica Roh
11 The Challenges and Opportunities for Decolonizing TESOL in the Canadian Context: Reflecting on Expressions of Leadership
âAmea Wilbur, Taslim Damji and Tanya Cowie
PART 4: Transnationalism and Multilingualism
Introduction to Part 4
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
12 A Journey of Border-Crossing: An Autoethnography of a Transnational Female Leader from Egypt in the United States
âDoaa Rashed,/i>
13 Redefining Leadership in TESOL through Multimodal Collaborative Autoethnographic Inquiry: Perspectives from Transnational Women
âCristina Sánchez-MartÃn and Su Yin Khor
14 Situating the Self: Developing as a Transnational Latina Leader
âXatli Stox
15 Home Away from Home: An Autoethnography of an Asian Femaleâs Leadership Identity
âLan Wang-Hiles
PART 5: A Harmony of Voices
Introduction to Part 5
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
16 A Harmony of Voices: Themes and Conclusion â Complexity of Female Leadership Identity in English Language Teaching
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
Index
âBrett Elizabeth Blake
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
PART 1: An Introduction to Female Leadership in ELT
Introduction to Part 1
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
1 Female Leadership Identity in English Language Teaching: Autoethnographies of Global Perspectives â Framing the Conversation
âDoaa Rashed
PART 2: Gender and Culture
Introduction to Part 2
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
2 Power, Identity and Agency: An Autoethnographic Life History of a Latin American ELT Female Leader
âLena Barrantes-Elizondo
3 Power as a Lived Experience: The Negotiation of Professional Identity as a TESOL Leader
âAna-Marija Petrunic
4 Pretending Everything Was Fine: Serving as a Female Leader in Uncertain Territory
âKate Mastruserio Reynolds
5 Age, Power, Gender, and Identity Tensions: An Autoethnography of an African Female Leader
âAmira Salama
6 A Leaderâs Journey: From Followership to Leadership to âAcademic Grandmaâ
âDebra Suarez
7 Reimagining Women Leadership in TESOL: Advocating for Change, Harnessing Reflexivity, and Humanizing Practices
âMarie Webb, Quanisha Charles, Sarah Henderson Lee, Shannon Tanghe and Gloria Park
PART 3: Race and Power
Introduction to Part 3
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
8 War, Language, and Leadership: A Female English Language Teacher Leaderâs Perspective
âMay F. Chung
9 Still We Rise: Collaborative Autoethnographic Perspectives from Black Women in English Language Teaching and Leadership
âAyanna Cooper, Tasha Austin, Mary Romney, Kisha Bryan and Darlyne de Haan
10 LEAPing as a Filipino in Korean ELT: My Journey towards Developing a Transformational Leadership Identity
âTeri Rose Dominica Roh
11 The Challenges and Opportunities for Decolonizing TESOL in the Canadian Context: Reflecting on Expressions of Leadership
âAmea Wilbur, Taslim Damji and Tanya Cowie
PART 4: Transnationalism and Multilingualism
Introduction to Part 4
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
12 A Journey of Border-Crossing: An Autoethnography of a Transnational Female Leader from Egypt in the United States
âDoaa Rashed,/i>
13 Redefining Leadership in TESOL through Multimodal Collaborative Autoethnographic Inquiry: Perspectives from Transnational Women
âCristina Sánchez-MartÃn and Su Yin Khor
14 Situating the Self: Developing as a Transnational Latina Leader
âXatli Stox
15 Home Away from Home: An Autoethnography of an Asian Femaleâs Leadership Identity
âLan Wang-Hiles
PART 5: A Harmony of Voices
Introduction to Part 5
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
16 A Harmony of Voices: Themes and Conclusion â Complexity of Female Leadership Identity in English Language Teaching
âDoaa Rashed and Debra Suarez
Index
This book is essential for English Language Teaching (ELT) researchers and practitioners. It is also of interest to students in language teacher education, women and gender studies, leadership development, and qualitative research methods in diverse contexts in national and international settings.