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Critical Conversations: A Social Justice-Driven Professional Learning Community, Felicia Baiden
Critical Conversations: A Social Justice-Driven Professional Learning Community, Felicia Baiden
Middle and Secondary Education Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the phenomenon of a social justice-driven professional learning community. This study included 17 P-12 educators across several school districts and educational entities in a large southeastern city. The majority of the educators worked at schools with a predominant composition of students of color and students who were eligible for free or reduced lunch. Through both oral and written discussions, teachers responded to questions, prompts, and protocols as they examined teaching for social justice and equity. Data collection methods included: audio recordings of professional learning sessions, participant written reflections, documents, interviews, …
Writing Herstory: Examining The Intersectional Identities Of Black Women In Educational Leadership, Natasha N. Johnson
Writing Herstory: Examining The Intersectional Identities Of Black Women In Educational Leadership, Natasha N. Johnson
Educational Policy Studies Dissertations
There is growing research pointing to the universal, collective identity of black women in the United States. While this is promising, there remains, historically, an underrepresentation of black women in and en route to the highest levels of organizational leadership. The divide is even more amplified in the field of education, a sphere in which women are largely represented as a whole. This is particularly relevant for black women considering the incongruence that lies between their heightened levels of educational attainment as compared to their generally lower status in the organizational pecking order. In the effort to advance both theory …