First Advisor
Cohen, Michael
First Committee Member
Vogel, Linda
Second Committee Member
Kamberelis,
Third Committee Member
Berg, Margaret
Degree Name
Doctoral
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
12-2023
Department
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Leadership Policy and Development: Higher Education and P-12 Education, LPD Student Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze my own leadership experiences as a White cisgender female elementary school principal and how my white privilege contributed to maintaining white supremacy and systemic racism. The purpose was also to explore the impact of the evolution of my white racial frame and intentionally break my silence about white supremacy and systemic racism over the 2018–2019 school year. Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Critical White Studies (CWS) provided the framework of analysis using a narrative structure to develop four critical vignettes at the micro level of education. Qualitative data were drawn from personal memory, documents, and vignettes. The method of analysis was critical autoethnography and analysis revealed elements related to the permanence of racism, interest convergence, and tokenism.
Abstract Format
html
Extent
305 pages
Local Identifiers
Toliver_unco_0161D_11186.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Toliver, Christie Michelle, "“Just Go for the Lie”: A Critical Autoethenographic Study of a White Female Elementary School Principal" (2023). Dissertations. 1028.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/1028