Book chapter
A Psychology of Working Perspective on Women of Color K-12 Educational Leaders' Work Experiences
Leadership in Turbulent Times, pp.53-74
Emerald Publishing Limited
08/01/2023
DOI: 10.1108/978-1-80382-197-920231004
Abstract
Abstract
Education policies in the United States reinforce social stratification by prioritizing and normalizing middle-class whiteness in schools (Leonardo, 2007; Picower, 2009). The teacher labor market has also become more feminized, making white middle-class women paragons of exemplary educators (Rury, 1989; Tolley & Beadie, 2006). These sociopolitical and historical factors continue to play out in the current U.S. education workforce where 80% teachers are white and 76% of teachers are female (Hussar et al., 2020). Meanwhile, student demographics are shifting with students of color comprising over 50% of the public student population (de Brey et al., 2019). Diversifying the educator pipeline is a well-documented strategy to improve educational outcomes for all students, specifically students of color, and to achieve greater equity and inclusion in public education. However, the retention and promotion of educators of color remains a critical and complex issue.
Thus, looking at the intersection of race and gender in the education workplace, the purpose of this chapter is to highlight the experiences and expertise of women K-12 educators of color to identify best practices for career development. Applying Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) and utilizing modified meta-synthesis methodology, the chapter highlights the experiences of Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Indigenous/Native American women K-12 principals and superintendents to (1) thematize and conceptualize how women of color define their work in education spaces through a PWT lens and (2) understand how PWT themes can illuminate ways to build more diverse and inclusive career pathways for women of color leaders.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Psychology of Working Perspective on Women of Color K-12 Educational Leaders' Work Experiences
- Creators
- DorisAnn McGinnisJae Young KimAin GroomsDuhita MahatmyaEbonee Johnson
- Contributors
- Henry Tran (Editor) - University of South CarolinaGaëtane Jean-Marie (Editor) - Rowan University
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Leadership in Turbulent Times, pp.53-74
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- DOI
- 10.1108/978-1-80382-197-920231004
- Number of pages
- 22
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Education Administration; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Community and Behavioral Health; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984759991202771
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