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Publication Date: 2021-May
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"I Want to Leave ASAP": Black Women Teachers Discuss the Role of Administrative Support and Teacher Turnover
Journal of School Leadership, v31 n3 p209-226 May 2021
This article utilizes a qualitative case study methodology informed by a Black feminist theoretical lens to explore the experiences of Black women teachers, administrative support, and teacher turnover. Five self-identified Black women teachers discuss the impact that school leaders have on their decisions to leave their schools. Three common leadership practices emerged as contributory factors that influence teacher turnover: (1) arresting social justice efforts; (2) insufficient support for discipline; and (3) relationships with administration. This article concludes with a discussion about the requisite school leader philosophical orientations that support the unique needs of Black women teachers.
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Females, Women Faculty, Labor Turnover, Administrator Role, Teaching Conditions, Teaching Experience, Leadership Responsibility, Social Justice, Discipline, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Power Structure, Teacher Attitudes, Feminism, School Policy, Educational Practices, Racial Bias, Gender Bias, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation
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