Educators and Founders: How Leadership Evolved

Annie Webb Blanton's vision and efforts laid the foundation for today's Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Drawing from the Society's history, the author offers a sociological perspective of the transformation of a 17-year-old teacher of a rural school in Texas to a 58 -year- ol...

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Published inThe Delta Kappa Gamma bulletin Vol. 78; no. 1; pp. 46 - 53
Main Author Tang, Joyce
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin Delta Kappa Gamma Society International 01.10.2011
Subjects
Careers
Cognition
Cognitive Development
Colleges & universities
Doctoral Degrees
Education
Employment
Excellence in Education
Family (Sociological Unit)
Females
Genetic diversity
Individual Characteristics
International organizations
Leadership
Leadership Training
Markets
Rural Areas
Rural Schools
Social activism
Social Mobility
Society
Sororities
Superintendents
Teachers
Teaching (Occupation)
Texas
Undergraduate Students
Women
Young Children
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Summary:Annie Webb Blanton's vision and efforts laid the foundation for today's Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Drawing from the Society's history, the author offers a sociological perspective of the transformation of a 17-year-old teacher of a rural school in Texas to a 58 -year- old founder of an international honor society for 100,000 women educators in 17 countries. The author examines Blanton's business approach to seeking cognitive and sociopolitical legitimacy for the Society, which was created and promoted as a national organization for women in the teaching profession. Blanton used rhetorical and practical strategies in educating the market of professionals.
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ISSN:0011-8044
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