Latina/o School Administrators and the Intersectionality of Professional Identity and Race

This study examines the intersectionality between professional identities and race/ethnicity among Latina/o school leaders. Stemming from a larger study at the National Latina/o Leadership Project, we examine the contributions of Latina/o school administrators in the state of Texas in relation to th...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Murakami, Frank Hernandez, Fernando Valle, Irma Almager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018776045
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spelling doaj-09eef739fcd44699a347aa3686ec88b12020-11-25T03:39:23ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402018-05-01810.1177/2158244018776045Latina/o School Administrators and the Intersectionality of Professional Identity and RaceElizabeth Murakami0Frank Hernandez1Fernando Valle2Irma Almager3University of North Texas, Denton, USASouthern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USATexas Tech University, Lubbock, USATexas Tech University, Lubbock, USAThis study examines the intersectionality between professional identities and race/ethnicity among Latina/o school leaders. Stemming from a larger study at the National Latina/o Leadership Project, we examine the contributions of Latina/o school administrators in the state of Texas in relation to their leadership in K-12 schools. Two hundred twenty-six respondents inform this study. Descriptive and content analyses of data revealed that the intersectionality of race and class as influencing the work of school administrators and described how, among major influences, their own schooling experiences had an impact in the development of their professional identities.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018776045
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description This study examines the intersectionality between professional identities and race/ethnicity among Latina/o school leaders. Stemming from a larger study at the National Latina/o Leadership Project, we examine the contributions of Latina/o school administrators in the state of Texas in relation to their leadership in K-12 schools. Two hundred twenty-six respondents inform this study. Descriptive and content analyses of data revealed that the intersectionality of race and class as influencing the work of school administrators and described how, among major influences, their own schooling experiences had an impact in the development of their professional identities.
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