Date of Award

8-2023

Document Type

Dissertation in Practice

Degree Name

Ed.D.

Organizational Unit

Morgridge College of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

First Advisor

Lolita A. Tabron

Second Advisor

Erin Anderson

Third Advisor

Starla J. Sieveke-Pearson

Keywords

Principal retention, Principal turnover, The great resignation, Values alignment, Women principals

Abstract

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.

Copyright Date

8-2023

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Jessica A. Urbaniak

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

173 pgs

File Size

1.1 MB

Discipline

Educational leadership, Educational administration

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