1st Edition

The Boarding School Girls Developmental and Cultural Narratives

By Soosan Latham, Roya Ferdows Copyright 2018
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

They were children. Put on a train in a strange land, they waved goodbye to a parent as they headed to an educational institution that, unbeknownst to them, was to become their new home. Separated from their loving families, they strived to meet the expectations of the grownups and, in some cases, to rebel against them. Now, independent women, compassionate mothers, and astute professionals,... Read more

I. Shaping of Lives 1. Roya: Father Knows Best 2. Fereshteh: It Was What It Was 3. Azy: This Too Shall Pass II. Lives Lived 4. Saghi: Saghi or Sally? 5. Dory: Letters of Hope 6. Shirley: Pull Your Socks Up 7. Sheila: Mozart, My Friend 8. Roxane: What's the Use in Crying III. Lives Unknown 9. Soosan: Playing Nice 10. Shoreh: It Could Have Been 11. Soheila: Passing it On IV. Lives We Shared Final Thoughts Appendix I. Our Guardian, Mrs. Peck Appendix II. The Writing of This Book Exhibit I. Persian Girls Profile Exhibit II. Guiding Interview Questions Exhibit III. Interview Themes

 

Biography

Soosan Daghighi Latham is a professor at York University and an Associate Coach with the Niagara Institute in Toronto. A PhD graduate of the University of Toronto she is a former Vice President of Human Resources at J.P Morgan Chase, and Assistant Dean, Executive Programs at Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto.

Roya Movahedi Ferdows is an MBA graduate from Johns Hopkins University with a Post Master’s degree from George Washington University. Following several years of working in the corporate world, she is currently an Executive/Leadership Coach focusing her time on supporting clients find work/life balance and develop into better leaders.

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