Microaggressions in Administrator Preparation Programs: How Black Female Participants Experienced Discussions of Identity, Discrimination, and Leadership

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Title: Microaggressions in Administrator Preparation Programs: How Black Female Participants Experienced Discussions of Identity, Discrimination, and Leadership
Language: English
Authors: Weiner, Jennie Miles, Cyr, Daron, Burton, Laura J.
Source: Journal of Research on Leadership Education. Mar 2021 16(1):3-29.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 27
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Administrator Education, Women Administrators, Gender Bias, African Americans, Identification (Psychology), Racial Discrimination, Coping, Leadership Qualities, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Educational Administration, Administrator Characteristics, Principals, Assistant Principals, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Diversity, Educational Environment
DOI: 10.1177/1942775119858655
ISSN: 1942-7751
Abstract: Using Sue et al.'s microaggressions framework, this qualitative study focused on the preparation experiences of 10 Black, female school leaders to examine how and in what ways identity, leadership, and discrimination were discussed in their administration preparation programs. We find participants were neither given space to explore their identities or experiences of discrimination nor did they learn strategies to address them. Instead, leadership was treated as an identity-neutral endeavor, and conversations regarding racial or gender differences were ignored or silenced. In these ways, the programs perpetrated various microaggressions excluding, negating, or nullifying participants' experiences as Black female leaders.
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