"Filling the Seat": The Pathway to the Superintendency for One African-American Woman Superintendent

Autor/in	Davis-Jones, Shelly A.
Titel	"Filling the Seat": The Pathway to the Superintendency for One African-American Woman Superintendent
Quelle	(2013), (173 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Roosevelt University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3030-3233-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Superintendents; Women Administrators; African Americans; Oral History; Career Development; Educational Background; Barriers; Influences; Feminism; Self Efficacy; Social Support Groups; Mentors; Race; Sex; Social Class; Achievement; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Schulrat; Weibliche Führungskraft; Afroamerikaner; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Berufsentwicklung; Vorbildung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Feminismus; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Rasse; Abstammung; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Performance; Leistung
Abstract	The underrepresentation of women who are school superintendents is problematic, especially given the number of women who are classroom teachers and principals. This oral history study examines and describes how one African-American female superintendent, despite the conditions of racial and gender marginalization and oppression, attained her position and successfully leads a school district. The participant in this study has many unique characteristics; however, what makes her important to this study is that she is one of the few Black women superintendents in the United States. This oral history study focuses on the respondent's childhood influences, educational history, the barriers she encountered towards her career path to the superintendency, and her work as a district superintendent. Using feminist standpoint theory, this study examines the intersectionality of race, class, and gender in her life and work. Specifically, I analyze her professional preparation, sense of self-efficacy, support networks and mentoring, the racial and gender barriers she encountered, and her professional achievements and career reflections. I conclude by discussing the critical need for women, and especially Black women, to serve as formal and informal mentors, not just for those women who aspire to the superintendency, but for women who are already "filling the seat." [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01