On spiritual strivings
Subtitle: transforming an African American woman's academic life
By: Cynthia B. Dillard.
Series: SUNY series in women in education
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: African American women -- Education (Higher); Feminism and education -- United States.; Discrimination in higher education -- United States.
Description: "This 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.""--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen : examining an endarkened feminist epistemology in educational research and leadership; title: What is it and where does it live? Towards defining spirit within a research and teaching paradigm; title: Walking ourselves back home : the education of teachers with/in the world; title: Looking at the real nature of things : life and death as one eternal moment of teaching and research; title: Suddenly (but always) queen : embracing a methodology of surrender in research; title: Akwanbo : from speaking words to inviting the voice of spirit in research; title: Out of my darkness I find my light : naming self, naming spirit; title: Coming full circle : listening and acting on purpose.