Cara David: A Leading Woman in Australian Education

Abstract

Very little Australian literature looks at women as leaders in education. Using theoretical viewpoints emerging out of a biographical and historical analysis, it is possible to construct a more inclusive model of leadership which includes both men and women in the past. Mapping such a process historically and biographically can give a detailed assessment of the social, historical and political dimensions of particular women leaders′ lives and also develop a theoretical framework, which gives equal status to the leadership experiences more common to women. Presents a historical narrative where recording lives raises critical questions at the same time as it unearths new evidence of the history of women educationists in Australia.

Citation

Kyle, N.J. (1993), "Cara David: A Leading Woman in Australian Education", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 31 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/09578239310045121