Book Chapters

Beachum, F. D. (accepted). Everyone hates hate. In F. E. Obiakor, Reducing hate through multicultural education and transformation (pp. xxx). Information Age Publishing.

Beachum, F. D., Khabbaz, T. L., Hylton-Fraser, K., Corcino-Davis, Y. (accepted). School leaders and processes during the pandemic concerning general and special education. In F. E. Obiakor, T. Banks, & A. F. Rotatori (Eds.), Special education during the pandemic: Considerations for change in practice. (pp. xxx). Information Age Publishing.

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F. D. (2022). The best of times, the worst of times: Race-ing towards our multicultural future. In F. E. Obiakor (Ed.), Multiculturalism still matters in education and society: Responding to changing times (p. 111-116). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Beachum, F. D., & Gullo, G. L. (2021). Principals as inclusion leaders for educational equity in K-12 schools. In T. Banks, F. E. Obiakor, & A. F. Rotatori (Eds.). Enhancing partnerships in special Education: Innovative collaboration, consultation, and cooperation (pp. 103-118). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 


Hylton-Fraser, K., & Beachum, F. D. (in-press). Racial inequality in K-12 schools and implications for educational leadership. In The Palgrave handbook of educational leadership and management discourse (Ed.). F. W. English. London, England: Palgrave MacMillan.

 

 

Beachum, F. (2020). Diversity and multiculturalism. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education (Ed.). R. Papa. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

 

Beachum, F. D., & McCray, C. M. (in-press). Visionary leadership for diversity in K-12 schools: Looking back to move forward. Why school leaders need vision: Managing scarcity, mandates, & conflicting goals for educational quality. New York: Rowman and Littlefield.

 

 

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Beachum, F. D., McCray, C. R., Ciani, G. L., Davis, D. (in-press). “Realizing that they don’t know”: An exploratory. In F. D. Beachum & F. E. Obiakor (Eds.), Improving educational outcomes for vulnerable children. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. D., & McCray, C. R. (2016). Unmasking leadership: African American male scholars’ reflections on critique, justice, and caring. In L. Bass (Ed.). Black Mask-ulinity: Conceptualizations a Framework for Black Masculine Caring (pp. 59-76). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. D. (2016). From steel cities to ivory towers. In G. L. Thompson, F. A. Bonner, & C. W. Lewis (Eds.). Reaching the mountaintop of the academy: Personal narratives, advice and strategies from Black distinguished and endowed professors in education (pp. 93-109). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. D. (2015). Knowing the truth: The challenge for educational leadership. In A. Pitre, T. G. Allen, & E. Pitre (Eds). Multicultural education for educational leaders: Critical Race Theory and antiracism perspectives (pp. vii-xi). New York: Rowman and Littlefield.

 

 

Beachum, F. D. (2015). Meaning-making mentoring through connection, relationships, and caring in higher education. In B. Cooper & C. R. McCray (Eds.). Mentoring with meaning (pp. 69-83). New York: Rowman and Littlefield.

 

 

Beachum, F. D., & Ciani, G. L. (2014). Promoting socio-cultural justice for culturally and linguistically diverse secondary school students. In Zhang, C., McCray, C. R., & Cho, S. (Eds.). Effective education for all: Implementing positive behavior support in early childhood through high school (pp. 159-176). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. D. (2014). “We have come”: A lesson in mentoring. In Colleagues, Mentees, and Friends of Dr. L. C. Tillman. Bringing the gifts: The Linda C. Tillman Impact Factor (pp. 13-17). San Francisco, CA: Blurb.

 

 

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Beachum, F. D., & McCray, C. R. (2014). Preparing teachers and administrators to educate multicultural learners with special needs. In F. E. Obiakor, & A. F. Rotatori (Eds.). Multicultural education for learners with special needs in the twenty-first century (pp 137-147). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 

Product DetailsBeachum, F. D. (2013). Moving forward in an age of change. Afterword. In C. Yawn, & F. E. Obiakor (Eds.). Urban special education: The New York experience (pp.183-188). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

 

 

Product DetailsBeachum, F. D. (2013). The reality of racism: Recounting memories of schooling as an African American student with gifts and talents. In R. Smith, & F. E. Obiakor (Eds.), Special education practices: Personal narratives of African American scholars, educators, and related professionals (pp. 123-132). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

 

 

Beachum, F. D. (2012). Critical Race Theory and educational leadership. In F. W. English (Ed.), The Handbook of Educational Theories (pp. 907-912). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 

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Beachum, F. D. (2012). Working to live and living to work: Finding balance in the academy. In J. Marshall (Ed.), Juggling flaming chainsaws: Faculty in educational leadership try to balance work and life (pp. 171-179). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. D., & McCray, C. R. (2012). The fast and the serious: Exploring the notion of culturally relevant leadership. In J. Moore, & C. W. Lewis (Eds.), African American Students in Urban Schools: Critical Issues and Solutions for Achievement (pp. 231-247). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. D. (2011). Culturally relevant leadership for complex 21st century school contexts. In F. W. English (Ed.), Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration (2nd ed.) (pp. 27-35) Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

 

 

McCray, C. R., & Beachum, F. D. (2011). Capital matters: A pedagogy of self-development: Making room for alternative forms of capital. In R. Bartee (Ed.). Contemporary perspectives on capital in educational context (pp. 79-100). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 

Beachum, F. & McCray, C. (2010). Through the fire: How pretext impacts the context of African American educational experiences. In G. Goodman (Ed.), Educational psychology reader: The art and science of how people learn (pp. 230-250). New York: Peter Lang Publishing. 

 

 

Obiakor, F. E., Harris, M. K., & Beachum, F. D. (2009). The state of special education for African American learners in Milwaukee. In G. L. Williams & F. E. Obiakor (Eds.). The state of education of urban learners and possible solutions: The Milwaukee experience (pp. 31-48). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

 

 

Beachum, F. D., & McCray, C. R. (2008). Dealing with Cultural Collision: What Pre-Service educators should know. In G. Goodman (Ed.), Educational psychology: An application of critical constructivism (pp. 53-70). New York: Peter Lang Publishing. 

 

 

Beachum, F. D., McCray, C. R., & Obiakor, F. E. (2007). Community uplift theory for positive change of African Americans in urban schools. In M. C. Brown & R. D. Bartee (Eds.). Still not equal: Expanding educational opportunity in society (pp. 269-278). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

 

 

Williams, D. L., Beachum, F. D., Obiakor, F. E., & McCray, C. R. (2007). Administration of successful multicultural special education programs. In F. E. Obiakor, A. F. Rotatori, & S. Burkhardt (Eds.), Current Perspectives in Special Education Administration. Oxford, England: Elsevier/JAI Press.