Doctoral Dissertations

Date of Award

8-2019

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Education

Major Professor

Norma Mertz

Committee Members

Mary Lynne Derrington, Karen Boyd, Hillary Fouts

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare principals’ perceptions of their socially just leadership practices with their teachers’ perceptions of the socially just leadership practices their principals used in their schools. The theoretical framework that guided this study of principals socially just leadership practices was Critical Race Theory applied to education, a subset of Critical Race Theory(CRT). Data were collected using two researcher constructed surveys, one for the principals and a companion survey for the teachers, to compare principals’ perceptions of their socially just leadership practices with their teachers’ perceptions of the socially just leadership practices their principals used in their schools. The findings revealed a discrepancy between principals’ and teachers’ perceptions. Principals’ perceptions of the socially just leadership practices they enacted in school was significantly higher than teachers’ overall perceptions of the socially just leadership practices their principals used in schools.

Download
Files over 3MB may be slow to open. For best results, right-click and select "save as..."

Share

COinS