A Critical Race Analysis of Teacher Leadership Opportunities

• In Event: Critical Race Theory: Moving Beyond Antiracism

Abstract

This study is a response to calls for more research on diversity in teacher leadership (TL). Critical race theory illuminated the role race and racism can play in determining who gets access to TL positions and how administrators and teachers characterize that access using liberal discourse and ideology. We used a component mixed methods design to explore whether administrators and teachers perceived that teacher leadership positions were open to everyone. Beliefs that TL opportunities are “open to all” allow the field to accept the status quo, making it difficult to see (or do anything about) racial inequities.

Authors

• Jori S. Beck, College of William & Mary

• KaaVonia Hinton, Old Dominion University

• Brandon M. Butler, Old Dominion University

• Peter Wiens, University of Nevada - Las Vegas