The purpose of this study was to explore the facilitators and barriers to six black women's progress toward the principalship through a multiple case study approach. This study focused on the following questions: (1) What are the perceived facilitators to black women's progress toward the principalship? (2) What experiences contribute to the career advancement of black women in educational administration? (3) What environmental factors contribute to the career advancement of black women in educational administration? (4) What role, if any, do mentors play in obtaining positions in educational administration? (5) What are the work-related experiences of black female principals before they gained entry into the principalship? (6) What have been the barriers to black women's progress toward the principalship? / The conceptual framework for this study was based on Estler's (1975) Women's Place Model. A basic tenet to this model is that the major challenge to successful occupational advancement for women lies in attitudes of their promoters, usually men, toward women in education. This model may explain the current status quo of women in educational administration. / The methodological approach selected to conduct this study was naturalistic inquiry which allowed the researcher to work in the natural setting of schools. Six black female principals representing two North Florida counties were purposefully selected to participate in this study. The researcher employed qualitative methods designed to gather information pertinent to the research questions proposed: participant-observation, interviewing, audio-recording, triangulation procedures, and general qualitative case study methods. All observations and interviews contributed to the analysis of the qualitative data and consequent emerging themes. / The data included verbatim translation of the interviews, and "member checks" by the participants to assure accuracy of the final information selected for inclusion in the study. The researcher analyzed the data for themes or common threads that emerged which may have impact on administrators, principals, policymakers and practitioners interested in further examination of this topic. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-02, Section: A, page: 0388. / Major Professor: Judith L. Irvin. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76842 |
| Contributors | Green-Powell, Patricia Ann., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 199 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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