A Father's Dream: "Mi Hija Va Ser Maestra" an Autoethnographic Study of the Cultural, Familial and Community Experiences that Informed an Instructional Leader

Author

Eva T. Torres, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

7-2018

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Dr. Francisco Guajardo

Second Advisor

Dr. Miguel de los Santos

Third Advisor

Dr. Velma Menchaca

Abstract

This study is an autoethnography which will identify major ethnographic influences that I, as a female Mexican American educational leader, feel have been significant in the course of my career in education. The study will focus on culture, family and community as factors which developed and engendered characteristics, behaviors and experiences that contributed to my development as an educator. These will be relayed through narratives, memoirs, organic artifacts and documents, lived experiences, pláticas, and other forms of text presented here as story, an acceptable autoethnographic method of data collection. I place myself in the center of these narratives in autoethnographic form, giving agency to critical self-reflection as a discipline in leadership effectiveness. Personal experiences growing up in a small Central Texas town and the formative years which I spent under the guidance and influence of my parents provided the foundation for this autoethnography.

Comments

Copyright 2018 Eva T. Torres. All Rights Reserved.

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Recommended Citation

Torres, Eva T., "A Father's Dream: "Mi Hija Va Ser Maestra" an Autoethnographic Study of the Cultural, Familial and Community Experiences that Informed an Instructional Leader" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 361.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/361