Award Date
5-1-2024
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Teaching and Learning
First Committee Member
Christine Clark
Second Committee Member
Norma Marrun
Third Committee Member
Valerie Taylor
Fourth Committee Member
Monica Brown
Number of Pages
189
Abstract
This dissertation examined the stories of Black Women Educational Leaders (BWEL) in PK-12t public education and their double consciousness as expressed through their leadership. The focus of this study was BWEL’s counternarratives as leaders within a system built upon systemic racism and oppression. Their experiences as Black Women Educational Leaders in PK-12 in a school district in which most school administrators are white, but most of the student body is Black and Brown were highlighted and centered to shed light on how the double consciousness of Black women informs their leadership. Utilizing Critical Race Feminism as the theoretical framework with Black Feminist Thought and Double Consciousness as analytical lenses, this study considered the historical and current research on the experiences and impact of BWELs, examined how systemic racism affects BWELs, and explored the role of race-gender consciousness in the way these BWEL exercise their leadership within their organizations. This qualitative counter-narrative multiple case study provided more significant insights into the counternarratives of the Black Women Leadership Experience (BWEL) and filled gaps in the existing literature on the double consciousness of Black Women Educational Leaders.
Keywords
Black Feminist Thought; Black women educational leaders; counternarratives; double consciousness
Disciplines
African American Studies | Curriculum and Instruction | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Educational Leadership | Educational Methods | Race and Ethnicity
File Format
File Size
1931 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Baizan, Malena, "Black Women Educational Leaders in PK-12 Public Education: A Multiple Case Study on the Double Consciousness of Black Women Educational Leadership in Southwestern United States" (2024). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 4946.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/4946
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