End of a Presidency: Perceptions of Derailed Leaders Based on Gender

• In Event: Power, Politics, and Gender

Abstract

This critical discourse analysis explored how external and internal constituents perceived 10 former men and women doctoral-granting university presidents who had faced challenges that ultimately led to the end of their presidencies, and the role of the discourse used in their perceptions as a reflection of social practice.

Authors

• Stephanie J. Jones, Texas Tech University

• Patricia Ryan Pal, Texas Tech University