How Teachers Perceive Their Job Satisfaction Is Influenced by Their Principals' Behaviors and Attitudes Related to Race and Gender

This study concluded that race and gender do play a significant role in teachers' perceptions, which in fact influences their job satisfaction. This research provides a significant contribution to educational leadership by recommending that principals: (a) supportively interact with teachers whose race and gender differ from their own, (b) appropriately address teachers' identity, and (c) view differences as strengths. To accomplish this goal, principals should critically examine their practices for possible biases related to race and gender to comprehend how their personal attitudes or behaviors could both intentionally and unconsciously influence teacher perceptions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Winfrey, Deneca

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shields, Carolyn M.

• Psychology, Industrial

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3363112

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80108