MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, URBAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA: A HERMENUETIC PHENOMENOLOGY

Lopez, Regina

MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, URBAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA: A HERMENUETIC PHENOMENOLOGY

dc.contributor.advisor	Gutierrez, Kathrine
dc.contributor.author	Lopez, Regina
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Covaleskie, John
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Frick, William
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Vaughn, Courtney
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Ruan, Jiening
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-12T15:44:19Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-12T15:44:19Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.date.manuscript	2016-12
dc.description.abstract	This study investigates three Mexican American female school leaders in an urban school district in Oklahoma. To this end hermeneutic phenomenology was used to obtain, analyze and interpret rich descriptive data to explore each of the Mexican American female participant's lived experiences pertaining to their role as educational leaders. Max van Manen’s (2014) Phenomenology of Practice provided a methodological framework and guide for my study. Max van Manen’s five existential life-worlds: temporality (lived time), corporeality (lived body), relationality (lived self-other), spatiality (lived space), and materiality (lived things) is used to analyze the Mexican American female school leaders, lived experiences and to examine how Mexican American females describe the experiences of school leadership in an urban district. Thematic threads of culture, language, family, education, leadership, and mentoring emerged through data analysis. These themes provide a rich understanding of addressing the research question: What are the lived experiences of Mexican of Mexican America females’ as leaders in an urban public school in Oklahoma? The data in my study revealed several implications for improving school leadership practice in terms of Mexican American female school leaders to include balancing family time with leadership responsibilities, the significance of bilingualism and the importance of building relationships. I address and make specific recommendations related to the issues identified in the theme clusters, a) Culture, Family, and Language; b) Leadership Features and Leadership Success and Barriers, and c) Absence and Desire for Mentoring.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11244/47150
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	hermeneutic phenomenology, Mexican American female, educational leader, urban school, Max van Manen, lived experiences	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.	en_US
dc.title	MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, URBAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA: A HERMENUETIC PHENOMENOLOGY	en_US
ou.group	Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies	en_US