Facing Doubters, Mentoring Resilience: Documenting the Path to Leadership for Women of Color

• In Event: BIPOC Women in Educational Leadership

Abstract

The paper focuses on women of color in K-12 administration. Grounded in counterstorytelling, tenet of CRT, we address the research question through the use of narrative-portraiture: What are the experiences of women of color who moved from teaching to administration? Integral to the research design is an intergenerational component, where undergraduate women of color teacher education students document the experiences of the more senior women administrators. The portraits are filled with doubters, mentors, and resilience.

Authors

• George Theoharis, Syracuse University

• Amanda Feliz, Syracuse University

• Kamille Montgomery, Syracuse University