Date of Award
5-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
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Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Division of Education and Counseling
First Advisor
Renee Akbar
Second Advisor
Walter Breaux
Third Advisor
Timothy Glaude
Keywords
African American women (AAW), bridge, cave, critical race theory, fire, intersectionality, leadership theory, metaphor.
Abstract
This phenomenological qualitative research explored the effects of race and gender on the capacity of five African American women leaders. Although women are occupying more top posts in the American workforce, leadership opportunities for African American women remain elusive despite record post-secondary degree attainment. The purpose of the study was to examine how each woman navigated leadership and derived meaning from the journey through the metaphorical lens of Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave,” and the intersectionality of Critical Race Theory. The researcher collected data via questionnaires and interviews. Results of the analysis revealed four themes: leadership etiquette, leadership preeminence, leadership tenacity, and leadership truths. A finding confirmed that culture influenced the African American woman’s approach to and definition of leadership responsibilities. The results indicate a need to expand leadership theory that includes the realities of a diverse nation.
Recommended Citation
Hartman, Roslyn R., "Interrupting the Patterns: a Phenomenological Study of African American Women Re-purposing Leadership via the Intersectionality of Plato and Critical Race Theory" (2018). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation. 4.
https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/etd/4
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