THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE PRINCIPALS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS IN TWO ALL-MALE URBAN SCHOOLS
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2019
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African American male principals grapple with the difficulties of the what can be done to increase the leadership behaviors of the African-American principals as they interact with their African-American male students. The U.S. Department of Education report on diversity among educators showed only 10 percent of public-school principals are African-American. The purpose of the case study was to investigate the interactions and relationships that occur through leadership behaviors of African-American male principals in all-male urban schools. The study was with two African-American male principal participants in two schools, an urban private school and a public charter school in the Mid-Atlantic region. Data were obtained through interviews, observations, and student data analysis. Further, the principals participated in qualitative interviews to explore their experiences, perceptions, observations, and career influences. The findings indicate that the African-American principals both had explicit visions for how to best lead their schools, including specific strategies to help the growth of the African American male students that they lead. In addition, qualitative analysis examined interventions and student performance. The study indicated that African-American principals play an integral part in the schooling of African-American male student, manpower, resources and relationships can severely limit their ability to create meaningful experiences with the African-American male students. The studies main findings ascertained that African-American male principals’ impact African-American male students in all-male urban schools by developing meaningful relationships, through making cultural connections, and facilitating reform within their school building. The implications of the study are geared to build stronger student relationships, expand staff relationships, increase mentoring opportunities, use influence to expand school resources and reform changes.