Download or read book Gender Equity in Educational Leadership Perceptions of Female Administrators on the Role of Gender in the Career Advancement Opportunities in Public School Systems Across the Northeastern Region of the United States written by Bernard K. Addo and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender equity remains an evolving issue within the United States, in spite of the long history of women's rights legislation, including the 1986 ruling by the Supreme Court that a work environment can be declared hostile or abusive because of discrimination based on sex. In the field of education, women are a majority; however, they are a minority in the upper echelons of educational leadership. The purpose of this study is to examine this ranking disparity and investigate the role of gender in career advancement opportunities in public school systems across the United States. This research is a qualitative phenomenological study, guided by equity theory. It utilizes an interview protocol and interview questions to investigate how female school administrators view the role of gender in career advancement opportunities across the Northeastern Region of the United States. The fourteen participants for this study were selected via purposive sampling. Six of the fourteen participants were elementary school principals, six were middle school principals, one was a superintendent, and one was a deputy superintendent. The participants were located in Washington D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Their years of experience in education ranged from fifteen to thirty-two years and their years of administrative experiences ranged from three to twenty-four years. The research determined that societal perceptions of women's roles in society, unwritten gender-specific requirements of administrative jobs, the patriarchal structure of the American society, discriminatory hiring practices, the glass ceiling effect, old boy networks and supports for men, and lack of female mentorship have perpetuated a system within which the career paths of male administrators are uninterrupted while the career path of females are inhibited.
Download or read book Transformative Leadership and Change Initiative Implementation for P 12 and Higher Education written by Mulvaney, Tracy and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-05-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transformative leadership emerges as the beacon guiding P-12 schools and higher education institutions through the intricacies of necessary change. Leaders must confront the perennial challenges faced by educational institutions head-on, equipped with an array of innovative strategies and a commitment to fostering equitable practices, from addressing inclusion, diversity, and belonging to navigating the complex terrain of school change. In Transformative Leadership and Change Initiative Implementation for P-12 and Higher Education, the echoes of Heraclitus's wisdom reverberate, reminding educational leaders that the only constant is change. This book delves into the core of transformative strategies employed by thought leaders across the educational spectrum, from P-12 schools to university corridors. Guided by transformative leadership principles, this book traverses the intricate tapestry of topics such as technology integration, educational entrepreneurship, and global citizenship, providing a roadmap for leaders to navigate the complexities of the modern educational landscape. The emphasis on social-emotional leadership and learning underscores the importance of nurturing the holistic development of students, ensuring they thrive both academically and emotionally.
Download or read book Leading While Female written by Trudy T. Arriaga and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your take-action guide to gender equity First, just to be clear: Leading While Female is not a book about how to get a leadership job. Nor is it about fixing or transforming women into male managers or mindsets. Instead, Arriaga, Stanley, and Lindsey’s bigger ambition is to help both women and men educational leaders confront and close the gender equity gap—a gap that currently denies highly qualified women and women of color opportunities to better serve our millions of public school students. Designed as both a personal and group discussion guide for taking action, Leading While Female draws on the research of feminism, intersectionality, educational leadership, and Cultural Proficiency to help us all: Better understand the impact of faux narratives that foster lack of confidence among girls and women Utilize the Tools of Cultural Proficiency to examine barriers to overcome and support functions to locate for your own career planning Learn from the stories of women leaders who have confronted and overcome barriers to career development, including women of color who were targets of implicit bias Explore and expand the roles and opportunities for our male colleagues to serve as allies, advocates, and mentors. If we look at the data, we can safely say women are doing the work of classroom teaching while disproportionately, men are making administrative and leadership decisions. Here at last is a resource for the breaking down the barriers and leading the way for future generations of women leaders.
Download or read book Resources in Women s Educational Equity written by and published by . This book was released on 1979-12 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Women s Educational Equity Special Issue written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leadership in Turbulent Times written by Henry Tran and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of two volumes, Leadership in Turbulent Times draws upon cutting edge theories and evidence-based strategies by integrating conceptual and empirical work addressing educational leadership in these unprecedented and turbulent times, with a particular focus on the P-12 education workplace.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women in the Superintendency written by Joyce A. Dana and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies the challenges that women in leadership positions face in public schools. It provides examples to illustrate these challenges as well as strategies to increase their success.
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Download or read book An Examination of School Leaders and Teacher Leaders Actions and Perceptions on Implementing and Sustaining Female Gender Based Empowerment Programs in New York City Public Schools written by Tyiba Rashid and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women compromise about half of the world's population yet are disempowered in a multitude of ways across the globe. Our current political and cultural climate has highlighted the stories of women who have been disenfranchised, as well as women who are finding their voice in an environment that is hostile. There is an urgency and need to actively empower our young girls, who compromise about half of the student population in New York City public schools. Previous studies have shown that there are positive benefits to young females (as well as males) who participate in empowerment programs in a school setting. There is a gap in the literature to how such programs are structured, in addition to what the perceptions are for school leaders and teacher leaders who are involved. This research looked to learn from both school leaders and teacher leaders who are currently implementing a female gender based empowerment in their schools. These administrators and teacher leaders shared their perceptions, actions, beliefs and values in the implementation and sustainment of such programs. Some of the themes that emerged were a consistent value by all participants that empowering young females is important and that schools established a systems approach geared towards inclusivity and safety for both cisgender and transgender participating girls. Systems were also created by school leaders to ensure the success of the program by creating consistent schedules, curriculum and funding. School leaders also consciously and deliberately created capacity in their school through distributed leadership across the school community, from the students themselves to the staff. Teaching and learning was occurring in all the participating schools in a variety of ways such as direct curriculum from outside organization, or through lessons planned based on the current events that were occurring at the moment. Multiple tools were used during the sessions, such as videos, conversations, writing and performances. The need for professional development was also apparent. Teacher leaders were eager to learn from their peers and connect on a professional platform. School leaders and teacher leaders spoke of the need to change the culture within the building not only for female students, but for the adults as well, both female and male. There was an observed growth, as perceived by the participants, among both adults and students. The female- gender based empowerment programs created a space for voices to be heard in a safe space. This research will benefit system leaders who believe in the need and urgency for empowerment programs in school settings. The findings in this research have the potential to inform and help school leaders and teacher leaders who wish to begin such a program in their own school. An examination of empowerment programs would be beneficial for educators, women's rights advocates and policy makers at the local, state, national and international level.
Download or read book Cracking the code written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.
Download or read book Female Educational Administrators Perceptions of Career Influences written by Susan Ursprung and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey and individual interviews were used to obtain perceived positive and negative influences that affected women's attainment of leadership positions and potential career advancement within the educational administrative field. Positive and negative career influence commonalities and differences between younger and older female administrators were also investigated. The women educational administrators who were participants in the study represented the K-12, regular education, and special education continuums of a south-central Pennsylvania intermediate unit. Data from 68 female survey respondents and nine interview participants were analyzed and interpreted. Results revealed career-supporting strategies and barriers that impacted women in their roles as educational leaders. Positive factors included but were not limited to the following: family support, obtaining a doctoral degree, participation in professional networks, understanding of political systems, and use of authentic voice. In contrast, women identified several negative career influences which included: career and family conflict, conflicts with societal expectations, gatekeeper influence, good old boy networks, and lack of political system understanding. Findings ostensibly help women who are considering a career in educational administration, the organizations that employ them, and the colleges and universities that strive to prepare women to serve in such leadership capacities.
Download or read book Women Navigating Educational Leadership written by Jana L. Carlisle and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on insights from 37 women leaders, collected from 2020 to 2022, around women's experiences with gender and racial bias, resilience, social justice, and leadership strategies and challenges. The respondents possess different educational backgrounds, reflect different ethnic, racial and age groups, and inhabit varied roles and organizations, from public school districts, charter school networks, graduate schools of education, and partner/support organizations. Jana L. Carlisle responds to the underrepresentation of women in education leadership positions and the complicated and veiled routes women must take to ascend to leadership, and proposes the most applicable models, standards, strategies, and supports vital to women educational leaders.
Download or read book Women as Leaders in Education written by Jennifer L. Martin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date, candid examination of women's careers in education and leadership in education describes the pitfalls, triumphs, and future promise of female leaders in education. Overall, education is a field still dominated by women, yet women do not typically pursue or attain leadership positions at the administrative level. Research has revealed some of the reasons for this: women still experience gender discrimination in education careers, experience higher attrition rates, and have slower career mobility than do men. Additionally, women in education are apparently less valued, and their performance is more critically evaluated, as in other fields. This insightful text shows the gender-based inequities and discrimination women face when aiming for leadership positions in education, and lays out a plan to bring success to this level of the field that is still male-dominated. Women as Leaders in Education: Succeeding Despite Inequity, Discrimination, and Other Challenges is the result of a team of leading feminist educators and scholars. It delves into feminist women's leadership in education from kindergarten to graduate school. This two-volume work assesses the historical and current political landscape with regard to women hitting a "glass ceiling," issues of social justice, and the unique challenges women face in educational leadership as well as the new field of teacher leadership.
Download or read book Building Gender Equity in the Academy written by Sandra Laursen and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evidence-based, action-oriented response to the persistent, everyday inequity of academic workplaces. Despite decades of effort by federal science funders to increase the numbers of women holding advanced degrees and faculty jobs in science and engineering, they are persistently underrepresented in academic STEM disciplines, especially in positions of seniority, leadership, and prestige. Women filled 47% of all US jobs in 2015, but held only 24% of STEM jobs. Barriers to women are built into academic workplaces: biased selection and promotion systems, inadequate structures to support those with family and personal responsibilities, and old-boy networks that can exclude even very successful women from advancing into top leadership roles. But this situation can—and must—change. In Building Gender Equity in the Academy, Sandra Laursen and Ann E. Austin offer a concrete, data-driven approach to creating institutions that foster gender equity. Focusing on STEM fields, where gender equity is most lacking, Laursen and Austin begin by outlining the need for a systemic approach to gender equity. Looking at the successful work being done by specific colleges and universities around the country, they analyze twelve strategies these institutions have used to create more inclusive working environments, including • implementing inclusive recruitment and hiring practices • addressing biased evaluation methods • establishing equitable tenure and promotion processes • strengthening accountability structures, particularly among senior leadership • improving unwelcoming department climates and cultures • supporting dual-career couples • offering flexible work arrangements that accommodate personal lives • promoting faculty professional development and advancement Laursen and Austin also discuss how to bring these strategies together to create systemic change initiatives appropriate for specific institutional contexts. Drawing on three illustrative case studies—at Case Western Reserve University, the University of Texas at El Paso, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison—they explain how real institutions can strategically combine several equity-driven approaches, thereby leveraging their individual strengths to make change efforts comprehensive. Grounded in scholarship but written for busy institutional leaders, Building Gender Equity in the Academy is a handbook of actionable strategies for faculty and administrators working to improve the inclusion and visibility of women and others who are marginalized in the sciences and in academe more broadly.
Download or read book Gender Equity in Science and Engineering written by Diana Bilimoria and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-02-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women faculty’s participation in academic science and engineering is critical for future US global competitiveness, yet their underrepresentation particularly in senior positions remains a widespread problem. To overcome persistent institutional resistance and barriers to change, the NSF ADVANCE institutional transformation initiative, instituted in 2001, seeks to increase the workforce participation of women faculty in academic science and engineering through systematic institutional transformation. This book assesses the equity, diversity and inclusion outcomes of the changes underway at 19 universities. It provides a comprehensive, stand-alone description of successful approaches to increase the recruitment, advancement and retention of women faculty throughout the academic career pipeline. The findings show that targeted institutional transformation at these 19 U.S. universities has resulted in significant increases in women faculty’s workforce participation, as well as improved gender equity and inclusion. Analyses by discipline show that the greatest changes have occurred within engineering and natural science disciplines at these universities. Yet the results also point to the overall continued underrepresentation of women faculty in academic science and engineering at the nation’s research universities. A framework of organizational change is derived to serve as a template to academic and other organizations seeking transformation to enhance gender equity, diversity and inclusion.
