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¡SI SE PUEDE!
HOW LATINA PRINCIPALS SUCCESSFULLY BALANCE WORK
AND FAMILY LIFE
by
Verónica Chávez
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2012
Copyright 2012 Verónica Chávez
Object Description
| Title | ¡Si se puede! how Latina principals successfully balance work and family life |
| Author | Chavez, Verónica |
| Author email | chavezv@usc.edu;nicachavez@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-03-22 |
| Date submitted | 2012-04-26 |
| Date approved | 2012-04-27 |
| Restricted until | 2012-04-27 |
| Date published | 2012-04-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Stowe, Kathy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Malloy, Courtney Robles, Darline |
| Abstract | Women leaders in education have historically struggled to balance work and family life because of societal expectations that they are to prioritize the home and family domain over their careers. Assigned gender roles make maintaining balance a complex process for women leaders because they are responsible for numerous duties and obligations both at work and with their families. Society continues to perceive women primarily as mothers, wives, and caregivers, resulting in women bearing the responsibility for household matters such as child care and spending on average more time than men completing domestic obligations. Because of these competing priorities, women often forego principal positions. ❧ The significance of this study is to make a contribution to the body of research pertaining to women leaders in education, particularly at the level of school principal, by examining how three Latina principals balance work and family life. This study used qualitative research to examine the challenges Latina principals face in their professional and personal lives, the support systems they rely on to fulfill their multiple roles, and the strategies they utilize to maintain work and family life balance. The challenges discussed by the Latina principals included: (a) cultural upbringing, (b) ethnic identity (c) external barriers, (d) guilt, (e) marital strain, and (f) time constraints. The participants relied on the following support systems to fulfill their multiple roles: (a) husbands, (b) mothers and grandmothers, (c) family members, friends, and day care centers, and (d) influential individuals working in education. Finally, the strategies the Latina principals used to achieve work/family balance included (a) prioritizing, (b) planning, (c) integration, and (d) accepting limitations. |
| Keyword | Latinas; school administration |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Chavez, Verónica |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-ChavezVern-668.pdf |
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| Full text | ¡SI SE PUEDE! HOW LATINA PRINCIPALS SUCCESSFULLY BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY LIFE by Verónica Chávez A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2012 Copyright 2012 Verónica Chávez |
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