Download or read book The Impact of Gender and Race on African American Female School Administrators written by Zanthia D. Reddish and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study explored the leadership style and practices and self-perceptions of power of African America female school administrators in southeastern Pennsylvania. It also examined the factors that led to the acquisition of their leadership positions. Sixteen females who held various administrative positions in school districts participated in this study which utilized a mixed methodology approach to answer the research questions. The research data included qualitative information that was obtained from interviews. In addition, quantitative data was elicited from the results of two surveys, Leadership Practices Inventory-Self (LPI-Self) by Kouzes and Posner (2003) and the Power Management (PMI), which was developed by Hall and Hawker (1981). The study indicated that African American female administrators' leadership style and practices as well as their self-perception and use of power were impacted by their membership in two subordinate membership groups for race and gender. These personal characteristics also impacted their acquisition of leadership positions in some instances, although the "glass ceiling" phenomenon was not a factor that prevented them from obtaining leadership positions.
Download or read book Intersectional Identities and Educational Leadership of Black Women in the USA written by Sonya Douglass Horsford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the educational leadership of Black women in the U.S. as informed by their raced and gendered positionalities, experiences, perspectives, and most importantly, the intersection of these doubly marginalized identities in school and community contexts. While there are bodies of research literature on women in educational leadership, as well as the leadership development, philosophies, and approaches of Black or African American educational leaders, this issue interrogates the ways in which the Black woman’s socially constructed intersectional identity informs her leadership values, approach, and impact. As an act of self-invention, the volume simultaneously showcases the research and voices of Black women scholars – perspectives traditionally silenced in the leadership discourse generally, and educational leadership discourse specifically. Whether the empirical or conceptual focus is a Black female school principal, African American female superintendent, Black feminist of the early twentieth century, or Black woman education researcher, the framing and analysis of each article interrogates how the unique location of the Black woman, at the intersection of race and gender, shapes and influences their lived personal and/or professional experiences as educational leaders. This collection will be of interest to education leadership researchers, faculty, and students, practicing school and district administrators, and readers interested in education leadership studies, leadership theory, Black feminist thought, intersectionality, and African American leadership. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.
Download or read book African American Women Elementary School Principals written by Tiffany Nichole Smith-Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Educational Leadership written by Rachelle Rogers-Ard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Black educational leadership and the development of anti-racist, purpose-driven leadership identities. Recognizing that schools within the United States maintain racial disparities, the authors highlight Black leaders who transform school systems. With a focus on 13 leaders, this volume demonstrates how US schools exclude African American students and the impacts such exclusions have on Black school leaders. It clarifies parallel racism along the pathway to becoming teachers and school leaders, framing an educational pipeline designed to silence and mold educators into perpetrators of educational disparities. This book is designed for district administrators as well as faculty and students in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Urban Education, and Educational Leadership.
Download or read book Understanding the Impact of Racism and Sexism on the Development of the Professional Identity of African American Women Principals written by Chrystal Ages Brown and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of racism and sexism in the development of the professional identity of African American women principals in public K-12 schools. African American women experience the principalship differently from their colleagues. Research on African American women in the principalship supports the notion that they encounter a different set of struggles. Many of the experiences of African American women principals involve racism and/or sexism. This qualitative study used constant comparative method to analyze the experiences of eight African American women who are current principals in K-12 public schools or have been principals in the last three years. The data for this study was collected through semi-structured interviews transcribed by the researcher. There are two themes that emerged from the data 1) narrow and unfounded judgment and 2) motivated to succeed for their students' well-being. The first theme posits that African American women principals have an awareness of negative perceptions about them due to their race and gender and that they rely on a strong sense of identity to combat the discrimination they experience. The emotional effect of experiencing racism and sexism stimulated a sense of strength in the participants and coupled with encouragement that was both internal and external they were able to push through and do the job at hand. The second theme posits that African American women principals have characteristics that drive them to be successful. Having a strong assurance of their ability coupled with personality traits that correlate to effective leadership, African American women are prepared for the role of principal. The driving force behind them is a desire for their students to be successful. Inspired to set a positive example for students, African American women principals do not allow discrimination of any form to prohibit their success. The implications of this study are applicable for the K-12 education realm. Cultural and gender sensitivity training should become a requirement for all educators on a continuous basis. There is a need for an honest and open discussion on gender and racial bias' in education with regard to who holds those bias' and why.
Download or read book African American Principals written by Kofi Lomotey and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1989-09-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking study fills a significant gap in educational research literature as it explores the problem of persistent and pervasive underachievement by African-American students in the public schools of the United States. Teacher quality, school resources, socio-economic status of students, cultural relevance of curriculum, and school leadership are a few of the factors that contribute to achievement or the lack of it by these students. Lomotey focuses on the impact of the African-American principal's leadership, its effect on the academic achievement of African-American students, and the day-to-day activities associated with school leadership. An early chapter reviews relevant research focusing on the connection between principal leadership and academic achievement in general. The extracted recurring qualities then form the basis for exploring whether African-American principals in more successful African-American schools possess the specific qualities suggested by the research. Lomotey finds that three additional and important characteristics are shared by his sample of principals: a deep commitment to the education of African-American children; a strong compassion for and understanding of both their students and the local community; and a sincere confidence in the ability of all African-American children to learn. The text is enhanced by two dozen tables that present the information discussed. An early chapter details the study's methodology with an overview and discussion of sampling and measurement procedures. Useful to students of educational administration, African American Principals: School Leadership and Success will also be of value in courses focusing on urban studies, school effectiveness, and school leadership. Black Studies programs addressing African-American education in America will find this a most necessary text. African-American educators--scholars and practitioners--as well as parents, community leaders, and other lay people will profit from the up-to-the-minute insights presented here.
Download or read book Shifting to Fit written by Carol A. Mullen and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While social identity challenges probably confront all school administrators, the authors focus on a doubly marginalized leadership population—Black female principals—whose experiences are rarely tapped. Based on lessons from this study and the literature reviewed, the authors think that leadership preparation programs should give prospective administrators opportunities to gain knowledge and develop skills relevant to navigating their leadership identities. In the age of accountability, and with the pressures placed on the education system to ensure the success of all students, school leaders are under constant scrutiny. The appearance, speech, body language, and interactions of principals with students, parents, teachers, and community members are dissected. Stretching to satisfy expectations, many principals find themselves trying to conform to a predefined image. Work pressures like these prove immeasurably intense for many Black women. Society has subscribed to certain beliefs about different groups, and these beliefs affect the roles, responsibilities, and identities of the individuals. They can have a positive or negative influence. Many principals have created professional identities that they have fine-tuned and learned to steer. Trial and error has helped them learn identity-fitting techniques, while other principals may still be learning how to effectively manage people, address supporters and nonsupporters, and be politically savvy. Regardless of how they develop their identity, principals work toward inventing and branding themselves, fulfilling public identities (e.g., caregiver) and trying out new identities, such as commander-and-chief. Black female principals must navigate their identities as bicultural beings with different stakeholder groups and within work spaces that are traditionally geared to monocultural White males.
Download or read book African American Women Superintendents written by Shelly Geneen Goines-Harris and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study was designed to add to the existing but limited literature that explores perceived barriers and challenges African-American women superintendents experienced while ascending and serving in the superintendency. According to the literature, African-American women are underrepresented in the role of public school superintendents. This study examined the impact of gender and racial discrimination on African-American women superintendent aspirants and those currently serving in the role. This study surveyed and interviewed African-American women superintendents serving in public school districts in North Carolina and South Carolina, examining their perceptions of barriers and challenges experienced while ascending and serving in the superintendency. Race and gender were the two identified themes found in the analysis of survey and interview data. This study determined that race and gender have an impact on African-American women public school superintendents while ascending and serving in the role. All subthemes supported racial and gender biases. Choice of dress, working in a male-dominated field, isolation and exclusion from “good old boy networks,” dispelling the belief that African-American women do not make good administrators, and the lack of acceptance by male and non-African-American administrators and staff were all subthemes of the impact of race and gender. The findings of this study will serve to better prepare African-American women who aspire to and serve in the superintendency when faced with barriers and challenges rooted in racial and gender biases. The findings can be used to better inform school boards, hiring personnel, educational leadership programs, and public school districts of the barriers and challenges African-American women public school superintendents experience and how race and gender impact them in the role of superintendent.
Download or read book At the Intersection of Gender and Race written by Andrea M. Haynes and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the "lived experiences" related to race, gender, and the construct of time for five African American female elementary principals. The study specifically explored the intersectionality of race and gender. Through a qualitative phenomenological framework, the study aimed to research the implications of race and gender, at a specific point in time, for African American females in the elementary principalship. A phenomenological research method, that included semi-structured interviews, was employed to capture the essence of the participants' stories and to fully understand their common experiences. Critical Race theory and Feminism theory were used as an intersecting lens for theoretical framework. Although each woman's experience was unique, commonalities and collective themes were found and exposed as part of this study. The female participants in the study confirmed that race and gender influence their historical and present-day journey as school leaders. Three central themes were generated from their stories: 1. The "Super Disciplinarian vs. the Master Relationship builder", 2. Working twice as hard for half the recognition. Learning to play the game, and 3. Brave enough to be broken -- Resiliency and Perseverance. Through an examination of the central themes, along with a data analysis congruent with the literature review, the researcher posed three key findings in the concluding chapter, The key findings provide for a synthesis of the data and set the stage for implications for theory development and current practices. The African American female educational leaders in this study demonstrated perseverance and resilience as they rise above society's low expectations for them and take their place at the table of school leadership.
Download or read book Truth Without Tears written by Carolyn R. Hodges and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truth Without Tears is a timely and insightful portrait of Black women leaders in American colleges and universities. Carolyn R. Hodges and Olga M. Welch are former deans who draw extensively on their experience as African American women to account for both the challenges and opportunities facing women of color in educational leadership positions. Hodges and Welch deftly combine autobiography with more general information and observations to fashion an interesting and helpful book about higher education leadership. They offer their perspectives on being the first deans of color in two predominately white institutions in an effort to fill a gap that exists in the literature on deanships in higher education. Each chapter offers reflections or examples of the authors’ particular experiences that have taught them how to become effective leaders. The book engages readers to consider ways of learning how to balance the need for action with “deliberative and deliberate approaches” that are grounded in maintaining decisiveness, accountability, and allegiance to organizational goals, especially those that support inclusiveness and diversity of perspective. A nuanced and complex depiction of successful leadership, Truth Without Tears is a valuable resource for current and aspiring higher education leaders.
Download or read book Women and Educational Leadership written by Margaret Grogan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book presents a new way of looking at leadership that is anchored in research on women leaders in education. The authors examine how successful women in education lead and offer suggestions and ideas for developing and honing these exemplary leadership practices. Women and Educational Leadership shows how the qualities that characterize women's approaches to leadership differ from traditional approaches?whether the traditional leader is a woman or a man. The authors reveal that women leaders are more collaborative by nature and demonstrate a commitment to social justice. They tend to bring an instructional focus to leadership, include spiritual dimensions in their work, and strive for balance between the personal and professional. This important book offers a new model of leadership that shifts away from the traditional heroic notion of leadership to the collective account of leadership that focuses on leadership for a specific purpose—like social justice. The authors include illustrative examples of leaders who have brought diverse groups to work toward common ground. They also show how leadership is a way to facilitate and support the work of organizational members. The ideas and suggestions presented throughout the book can help the next generation fulfill the promise of a new tradition of leadership. Women and Educational Leadership is part of the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education series.
Download or read book Crafting One s Brand to Fit written by Kimberly Curtis Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "African American female school leaders have a great responsibility and complex task before them. Not only are they charged with managing and improving schools, leading and empowering staff, and ensuring that the students under their care find academic success, they must also do this while managing their identity and navigating through various gender and race related social constructions. School leaders have multiple selves such as the identities they use when dealing with parents, district personnel, colleagues, students, etc. Effectively managing these selves is imperative to their successfulness as a school leader. This study examines how African American female principals construct and craft their leadership identities. Using the theoretical framework of critical race theory and black feminist thought, it discusses in depth the challenges Black females face based on their race and gender. This study also details their need to prove themselves and to change perceptions related to the stereotypes that plague women of color. It provides insight about how these women navigate and shift their identities in order to find and maintain success in their work spaces. This study recognizes that African American women are doubly marginalized; however, it appreciates their efforts to succeed despite the hurdles they face. The stories and voices of these women are seldom heard in the context of educational leadership and this study attempts to fill that void. Six women were selected and interviewed for this qualitative study which sought to answer the following questions: How do African American female principals construct and navigate their leadership identities? How do Black female administrators describe their experiences with identity navigation and shifting in terms of personality, behavior, and physical appearance? How do they use identity navigation and shifting to fit their work spaces? Also, this study uses autoethnographic data obtained from the author's own interview data, a daily log of events, excerpts from a reflective journal, relevant emails, and memories coupled with interview data from the six administrators to create a composite portrait illustrating a week in the life of a Black female school principal. In order to follow the tenets of critical race theory, the author's and the participants' authentic voice was honored through the use of powerful narratives and a composite counter-story. Themes that emerged related to the need for African American women to prove themselves professionally and to portray an image and identity that dispelled myths and negative perceptions related to their gender and/or race. Shifting strategies that are used such as changing communication styles, appearance, and behaviors are discussed. Concluding thoughts, implications for future research, and recommendations for educational practitioners are also presented."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
Download or read book Makani Mabotu a Jesu Kristi Mbwa Kananwa Kwa Mateyu The Gospel According to St Matthew in Ila written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African American Women Principals written by Lisa Dawn Hobson-Horton and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leading Schools While Black and Female written by Kimberly J. Martin and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight Black women school leaders in the District of Columbia Public Schools met monthly from January 2022 to May 2022 in an affinity group to share their lived experiences and to create stronger bonds and networks across schools. DCPS is a unique incubator to study the leadership experiences of Black women, as the percentage of Black women principals in DCPS is more than 9 times the national average. DCPS has been touted as the fastest improving urban school district, and much of that success can be attributed to the leadership practices of Black women principals. Research shows that Black women principal's leadership practices have adirect and positive impact on the student achievement of all students, but especially Black children. However, due to their intersectional identities, Black women face significant challenges with being recruited for leadership positions in school, with marinating those positions once hired, and with processing and responding to the discrimination they face as leaders in positions of authority. Four major themes emerged from the data collection of the affinity group: Bondingand Support among Black Women, Processing and Responding to Discrimination, Gentrificationand Centering the Needs of Black Children, and Work/Live Balance and Self-Care.
Download or read book Women of Color in Higher Education written by Gaëtane Jean-Marie and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian-Pacific American women whose increased presence in senior level administrative and academic positions in higher education is transforming the political climate to be more inclusive of women of color.
Download or read book African american Males African american Female Principals the Opportunity Gap written by Jennifer N. Dunbar and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: Over the past decade, research has been devoted to bridging the gap in academics and opportunity among African-American males. Missing from the dialogue however, are the voices of African-American female leaders. This voice will not only play an instrumental part in mediating cultural misunderstandings that occur in the classroom, but it will also facilitate a much needed conversation in understanding gender and race by displaying different views on educational leadership. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of the opportunity gap among African-American female principals in Title I schools to raise the presence of their voice in this educational discussion. As the opportunity gap is an issue that has a global impact, this research can be transferred to various contexts in the educational setting. The findings that emerged from this study can assist both rural and Title I school districts in reevaluating existing educational programs or aid in designing new initiatives to improve outcomes for low performing African-American males. Moreover, this data can support school districts in developing the cultural competence of teachers and staff through professional development and culturally sensitive pedagogy. This study included an elementary, middle, and high school principal. Using a phenomenological approach, the participants were encouraged to discuss factors influencing their leadership practices, internal and external barriers and actions taken to overcome those barriers, and measures to enhance staff effectiveness through professional development. After two interview cycles, the researcher analyzed participants’ responses through the lens of Critical Race Theory and existing literature resulting in four emergent themes. One theme was related to perceived barriers. The next theme was tied to a particular leadership style. The final two themes were linked to the participant’s race and gender. Though presented in earlier literature as symbols of oppression and inequality, for the participants in this study, race and gender served as vehicles to address the opportunity gap in meaningful ways for African-American males in their Title I schools.
