The Challenges, Sacrifices, and Struggles of Texas Latina High School Principals: A Phenomenological Case Study

• In Event: Disrupting the Status Quo: Race and Identity in School Leadership

Abstract

In Texas, women make up the majority of the public school principal population; nevertheless, their placement is concentrated at the elementary school level. In this phenomenological case study, I analyzed the personal leadership perspectives of 114 Texas Latina high school principals as the first phase of this project. In the second phase, I used a phenomenological approach to examine the life experiences seven of Texas Latina high school principals by focusing on their challenges to the high school principal role. The application of the Latino/a critical race theory lens served as insight into the Texas high school Latina principal experience. Implications for educational leaders and aspiring Latina principals are discussed.

Keywords: Latina principals, Texas high school principals

Author

• Elsa Villarreal, Texas A&M University - Commerce
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