A New Biographical Studies for Educational Leadership: Challenges from a Postcolonial and Globalizing World

Authors : Eugenie A. SAMİER

Pages : 187-228

Doi:10.30828/real/2016.2.2

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Publication Date : 2016-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper examines the nature, role and development of biographical studies in educational administration and leadership, how it has changed under neo-liberalism and the challenges posed by postcolonial studies.   It first examines the nature and value of conventional Western biographical studies for educational administration, including a number of problems and limitations that also affect biographical studies in other parts of the world.  The second section examines a number of issues in the postcolonial literature that raise questions about Western research, including biographical practices that lead to ‘orientalism’ insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Said);, inequities and communicative domination insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Habermas);, the construction of the subaltern insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Guha, Spivak);, a critique of colonial social forms and cultural processes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Bourdieu);, and research practices that disadvantage the non-Western research subject insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Smith);.  The final section examines research implications of a more decolonized and inclusive biographical studies for educational administration.
Keywords : Biography, Administration, Educational leadership, Post colonialism, Globalization