A Phenomenological Study of Women Principals Who Resigned During the Pandemic

<p>It is well established that principal turnover is of grave concern in the U.S. (Goldring & Taie, 2018; Levin et al., 2020) and may have been exacerbated due to the pandemic (Steiner et al., 2022). This transcendental phenomenological study explored the experience of women principals at P-12 schools in the U.S. who voluntarily left their roles during the pandemic. Data was collected from five participants through two semi-structured interviews and a visual representation of their experience. The essence of this phenomenon was: the pandemic allowed for reflection which intensified the need for women principals to feel in harmony with their workplaces; when they did not have an alignment of values, they moved on. I conclude that, for women principals to stay in their role, they need to feel alignment with their organizations.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation in Practice

Year

2023

Author dc:creator

• Urbaniak, Jessica A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lolita A. Tabron
• Erin Anderson
• Starla J. Sieveke-Pearson

• Principal retention
• Principal turnover
• The great resignation
• Values alignment
• Women principals
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership
• Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration
• Outdoor Education

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

English (eng)

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2327

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-3317