Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
9-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Department
Organizational Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Simone Elias
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Amy Barrios
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Bryan Patterson
Abstract
This study aimed to understand the factors influencing the leadership development of Hispanic/Latino principals in elementary public schools in Texas. As the Hispanic/Latino population of students rises, understanding the underrepresented Hispanic/Latino principals’ experiences from adolescence to middle adulthood is critical to unveiling factors that influence their leadership identity development. Using a life story narrative approach to examine leadership development across the lifespan, the study provided themes regarding the pivotal environmental, contextual, personal, and intrapersonal factors influencing the principals’ leadership development. The thematic analysis of the life stories uncovered three prominent themes associated with the most influential factors in leadership development: (1) relationships, (2) community influences, and (3) socioeconomics. Subthemes included (1a) family, (1b) peers, (1c) mentors, (2a) regional community and (2b) school community, and (3a) education and (3b) discrimination. Three key conclusions included (1) relationships signify critical lifespan interpersonal and intrapersonal factors influencing leadership development, (2) community influences represent critical contextual and environmental factors impacting self-leadership and leadership practices, and (3) socioeconomics reflected the influences of educational experiences and direct or indirect encounters with discrimination on leadership practices. Further, this study contributes to the scholarly literature on public education leadership by expanding the understanding of experiences for Hispanic/Latino leaders in public elementary schools in Texas.
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Recommended Citation
Dominguez-Carrero, Lily, "Portraits of Hispanic/Latino Principals’ Leadership Development in Elementary Schools in Texas: A Narrative Study" (2024). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 811.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/811
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Educational Leadership Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons