Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
9-2026
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0043-5134
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
Organizational Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Bryan Patterson
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Jennifer Butcher
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Simone Elias
Abstract
In historically underserved low socioeconomic urban communities in the United States, many children of color in public schools consistently underachieve academically on state mandated assessments. Adding to that dilemma, teacher attrition is also a concern in the academic community in those urban communities. Some teachers leave their position within the first five to seven years, yet there remain veteran teachers devoted to education and continue to deliver instruction on academically underachieving urban campuses where most of the student population are children of color. Using organizational learning theory in schools, transformational leadership theory, and ecological theory, this qualitative study explored the experiences of veteran teacher’s learning through professional development sessions, the unacknowledged existence of leadership qualities of veteran teachers and the efficiency of distributing information through the school organization. There were seven female (n = 7) veteran teachers participated in the qualitative study. Analysis identified four discourse units: the assembly line, the curricular gap, the undercut, professional discernment, and two core findings: instructional mechanization and unrecognized transformational leadership. The overall implications and conclusions were, for veteran teachers the decision to choose professional development sessions should be autonomous and for professional development, content should align with neighborhood/campus culture
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Recommended Citation
Roy, Yolanda, "Veteran Teachers' Perspectives of Professional Development Activities and Opportunities for On-Campus Leadership Training" (2026). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1066.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/1066