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African-American Males, African-American Female Principals, & The Opportunity Gap, Jennifer N. Dunbar
African-American Males, African-American Female Principals, & The Opportunity Gap, Jennifer N. Dunbar
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Over the past decade, research has been devoted to bridging the gap in academics and opportunity among African-American males. Missing from the dialogue however, are the voices of African-American female leaders. This voice will not only play an instrumental part in mediating cultural misunderstandings that occur in the classroom, but it will also facilitate a much needed conversation in understanding gender and race by displaying different views on educational leadership. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of the opportunity gap among African-American female principals in Title I schools to raise the presence of their voice …