Understanding and Supporting the Well-Being of Underrepresented Educators: Perspectives Across Identity Locations

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Research continues to highlight the need to retain and support both teachers and leaders of color (Carver-Thomas, 2017), yet the field lacks a robust exploration of how they experience multiple identity locations and the resulting mediating impact on their work. This session aims to bring together studies that span multiple gender and ethno-racial identities of underrepresented leaders and teachers through quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. The discussion will focus on the synergistic need to attend to the multiple truths and perspectives across and within various underrepresented actors with a focus on wellbeing and the voices of leaders. By highlighting the truths of underrepresented educators, this session seeks to contribute to creating the conditions needed to support a thriving diverse workforce.

Sub Unit

• Division A - Administration / Division A - Section 4: School Contexts and Communities

Chair

• Rebecca Cheung, University of California - Berkeley

Papers

• An Egocentric Network Analysis of Asian American and Pacific Islander Educators' Social Support During Anti-Asian Violence - Quennie Dong, University of California - Berkeley

• Finding Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From School Leaders of Color - Meg Stomski, University of California - Berkeley

• Supporting Black Male School Leaders With a Culture of Compassion - Tr’Vel Lyons, University of Southern California

• Understanding the Racialized Experiences of Female Leaders of Color in an Urban School District - Aukeem A. Ballard, University of California - Berkeley

Discussant

• Travis J. Bristol, University of California - Berkeley