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ERIC Number: EJ1284029
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1931-6569
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Latina Female Superintendents Securing Positions in Small Rural School Districts
Castillo, Irma; Menchaca, Velma D.; Lopez-Estrada, Veronica
AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, v17 n4 p7-23 Win 2021
Underrepresentation of women in the position of school superintendent has been identified as an equity issue in the field of education. National demographics show that approximately 73% of school superintendents are male as compared to only 27% female. Of these female superintendents, Latina and nonwhite female superintendents make up a small percentage of this group (Kominiak, 2016) and scarce in the literature. This research study revealed that Latina superintendents were attracted to small rural districts with a familial environment with high levels of parental and community involvement. They shared the perspective that small rural communities seemed to be more receptive to having a Latina superintendent than larger, more urban school districts. Gender discrimination occurred in some, but not all participant cases.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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