Smith, Julia BRabbideau, David E.Johnson, EileenMartin, Robert2024-09-252024-09-252023-01-01https://hdl.handle.net/10323/18169The purpose of this critical autoethnographic study was to explore, (a) therole that race played in shaping my responses to demographic changes in the public school district that I served, (b) how I could use this new understanding to improve my practice as an educational leader, and (c) how my research and experience could serve as a model for other White leaders, who like me, represent most educational leaders serving all students and in particular, African American children.AutoethnographyCriticalDilemmaDisorientingHegemonyReflexive