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Powering up: Discourses of Power Used by Aspiring Female Administrators Seeking Leadership Roles

Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: This dissertation examined the discourses of power that aspiring female administrators have access to, are influenced by, and actively use as part of their leadership narratives while seeking leadership roles. This study employed a 2phase qualitative approach and involved two interview protocols. The first interview phase was a standardized open-ended protocol that utilized the round 1 principal interview guide questions from the American Association of School Personnel Administrators and participant responses were provided in writing using an electronic form. The second phase utilized a general interview guide approach that allowed for the same core questions to be answered and provide the opportunity for follow-up questions based on participant responses. Participants in this study were aspiring female administrators that were enrolled in an administrative services credential program in the state of California including programs located in the north, south, central valley, central coast regions of the state. A total of seven programs participated in the study including three university-based programs, three county office-based programs, and one online program. From the seven programs, 75 aspiring female administrators participated in Phase 1. Phase 2 included a total of 31 interviews. This study utilized six deductive codes based on the sources of power indicated in the political frame of organizational leadership that served as the theoretical framework for this study (Bolman & Deal, 2013). All six deductive codes were identified, and all but coercive power revealed sub-themes in addition to the deductive codes. The open coding process revealed one additional theme that was not being the best candidate for the position.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2950553273
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