Educational Leadership in a Mayan Village in Southern Belize: Challenges Faced by a Mayan Woman Principal

Autor/inn/en	Oliveras-Ortiz, Yanira; Hickey, Wesley D.
Titel	Educational Leadership in a Mayan Village in Southern Belize: Challenges Faced by a Mayan Woman Principal
Quelle	In: Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 23 (2020) 1, S.40-60 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Oliveras-Ortiz, Yanira)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-4589
DOI	10.1177/1555458919874420
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Administration; Instructional Leadership; Females; Principals; Women Administrators; Barriers; Cultural Influences; Administrator Role; Leadership Qualities; Language Usage; Rural Schools; Social Values; Indigenous Populations; Family Work Relationship; Transformational Leadership; Gender Issues; Belize + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Principal; Schulleiter; Weibliche Führungskraft; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Führungseigenschaft; Sprachgebrauch; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Sozialer Wert; Sinti und Roma; Geschlechterfrage
Abstract	A Mayan woman principal taking a position in a historically paternalistic village in Southern Belize faces inevitable challenges due to the cultural structure of the village. In this case, the challenges go beyond cultural norms. Mrs. Po, a Mopan woman leading a school in a Kekchi village, faces challenges related to her role as a teaching principal in a multigrade school, her lack of leadership preparation, the remoteness of the village, and the language barrier, among others. The reader is encouraged to ponder the myriad of issues that impact the principal's efforts to improve the education system while working in a village where the community struggles to perceive the value of education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01