1. CHƯƠNG I: INTRODUCTION
1.1. The Study
1.2. The Epistemology of Aesthetics
1.3. Teacher Education, Leadership, and the Arts
1.4. Social Imagination and Palpable Pedagogy
1.5. Identity, Dialogue, and Reflection in Social Justice Education
1.5.1. Identity
1.5.2. Dialogue
1.5.3. Student Action Plan Presentation: Taking the “Diss” Out of Disability
1.5.4. Reflection
1.5.5. The Crisis of Representation—Art as a Form of Knowledge
1.5.6. Art as Process
1.5.7. Summary
2. CHƯƠNG II: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. The Roots of Art, Beauty, Justice, and Humanity
2.2. Aesthetic Education
2.3. Critical Theory and Humanistic Education
2.4. Multicultural Art Teacher Education
2.5. Arts-based Teacher Education and the Arts and Social Justice in Adult Education
2.6. Aesthetic Leadership
3. CHƯƠNG III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Philosophy and Theory of the Arts as Inquiry Tool
3.2. Ethnographic/Autoethnographic Methods
3.3. Research Process and Participant Selection
3.4. Ethical Considerations
3.5. Summary
4. CHƯƠNG IV: FINDINGS AND RESULTS OF STUDY
4.1. Introduction
4.2. “The Arts” Defined
4.3. The Themes
4.4. A Few Words About Beauty
4.5. Identity: Autobiography—Past, Present, and Future
4.6. Reflection
4.6.1. Reflection Through Journal Writing
4.6.2. Mask-making as Reflection Tool
4.6.3. Emotion and Action
4.6.4. Fear of the Arts
4.7. Dialogue
4.8. Community
4.9. Compassion, Connection, Unity
4.10. Mandala-making and Community
4.11. Summary
5. CHƯƠNG V: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY
5.1. Dream
5.2. Autobiography: Unfolding Into the Present, Emboldened Into the Future
5.3. Autoethnographic Journal: July—December 2007
5.4. The Roots of Art—We Are All Connected In This Way
5.5. Finding Home: A Map to Finding My True Voice
5.6. Self-Study Research and Social Justice Education
5.7. Closing—Retrospective Show
5.8. Next Steps
5.9. Autoethnograpic Journal: Epilogue, July 2008-April 2009
6. CHƯƠNG VI: DISCUSSION OF CONCLUSIONS
6.1. Art as Mystery
6.2. Palpable Pedagogy
6.3. Interconnecting Themes Revisited
6.4. Antagonists to the Arts
7. CHƯƠNG VII: IMPLICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE
7.1. Brief Recapitulation of the Study
7.2. Literature Review Revisited
7.3. Relevance of the Study to Leadership and Change
7.4. Aesthetic Leadership and the Art of Leadership
7.5. Leadership Development of Teachers: Reflective Teacher Leaders
7.6. Suggestions for Future Explorations and Research
7.7. Challenges of the Study and Findings
7.8. Closing
Appendices
A. Appendix A
B. Appendix B
C. Appendix C
D. Appendix D
E. Appendix E
References