Sociocultural factors that are socially constructed or culturally emphasized within a particular community or even nationally. These include factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and other characteristics (Ryan & Katz, 2007 AU86: The in-text citation "Ryan & Katz, 2007" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).
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Intersectionality: Women and Social Justice Educational Leadership in Appalachian Kentucky Schools
Amber Tackett (The Art of Education University, USA & Ashland Independent Schools, USA)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 34
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8479-8.ch005
Abstract
Women continue to be underrepresented as P-12 school administrators, and this marginalization is more conspicuous in Appalachian Kentucky public schools. This chapter presents a review of extant scholarship on the intersectionality of the focus population as women, educational leaders, and residents of Appalachia Kentucky. The critical consciousness of administrators was examined in both male and female participants. Personal and school predictor variables served as additional variables in the prediction model to better understand the context of the participants. Comparisons of means and multiple regression analysis were utilized to potentially create predictive equation of social justice leadership propensity of school administrators and to determine differences between gender and if personal and school predictor variables had any effect on the critical consciousness of the sample. This chapter reveals the importance of context, intersectionality, and need for more inclusive quantitative instruments for the study of social justice leadership.