Making the Case for the Outlier: Researcher Reflections of an African-American Female Deputy Superintendent Who Decided to Close the Achievement Gap

Autor/in	Beard, Karen Stansberry
Titel	Making the Case for the Outlier: Researcher Reflections of an African-American Female Deputy Superintendent Who Decided to Close the Achievement Gap
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 25 (2012) 1, S.59-71 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
DOI	10.1080/09518398.2011.647724
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gap; Feminism; Qualitative Research; Females; Academic Achievement; Educational Opportunities; Women Administrators; African Americans; Case Studies; School Districts; Gender Issues; Racial Bias; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Equal Education; Social Theories; Ethics; Altruism; Values; Decision Making; Superintendents; Instructional Leadership + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Feminismus; Qualitative Forschung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Schulleistung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Weibliche Führungskraft; Afroamerikaner; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; School district; Schulbezirk; Geschlechterfrage; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Gesellschaftstheorie; Ethik; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Wertbegriff; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schulrat; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung
Abstract	This article presents researcher reflections of a case study of a Black female deputy superintendent who made the value-driven decision to close the achievement gap in her district. I posit that she is an outlier because she is Black and female in a predominantly white male field of practice, she effectively closed the achievement gap through her knowledge of curriculum and teacher quality, and she allowed her standpoint, life experiences, and ethic of care to inform her decision-making, yielding unique success resolving an all too common problem in education--the inequity of educational opportunity. Using Black feminist theory and the ethic of care as a theoretical framework, I examine her positionality, values, and decision-making as a Black female educational leader. This reflective essay aims to advance Black feminist theory, while emphasizing the ethic of care, and contributing to the qualitative research literature on Black female superintendents. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10