Download or read book Women Superintendents Perception of the Factors that Contribute to Their Propensity to Stay in the Superintendency written by Kathleen M. Martinsen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of the Perception of Women Superintendents Regarding Selected Career Factors Affecting Their Career Tracks Leading to the Superintendency written by Arlene B. McShea and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Succeeding as a Female Superintendent written by Suzanne Lyness Gilmour and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Succeeding as a Female Superintendent provides a comprehensive look at the journey that several female superintendents took in pursuit of the top school leadership position. Real-life stories relate what these women encountered and how they dealt with a wide variety of issues. Suzanne L. Gilmour and Mary P. Kinsella share insights from interviews with a number of female superintendents and ask readers pertinent questions, urging them to reflect and write about their own readiness for the superintendency."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Women Superintendents Perceptions Regarding Factors Influencing Their Number and Percentage in the Superintendency written by Esperanza Lemos and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Female School Superintendents and Success written by Judy Ann Alston and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women Leading School Systems written by C. Cryss Brunner and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most published research on the superintendency has failed to examine the voices of female superintendents. Today, white males make up approximately 85% of superintendents, rendering female responses to the superintendency almost nonexistent. Women Leading School Systems, commissioned by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), provides a historical overview of women in top leadership positions. This study examines what drives some female educators to accept the challenge of becoming a superintendent and what drives others to remain in middle management. The authors also profile a number of women who spend their lives at the top of the school system. This comprehensive book is the only national study entirely dedicated to women's leadership.
Download or read book Factors that Limit the Entry of Women to the Superintendency written by Camille H. Wright and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rules of Engagement written by Linda Marie Boggs and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Examination of North Carolina Public School Superintendents Perceptions of Women in the Superintendency written by Mary A. Hales and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, women hold the majority of teaching positions in education and comprise 70 percent of all teachers in the United States. Administrators come from the teaching ranks, and men hold most of the positions (Feldman, Jorgensen, and Poling, 1998). Men continue to dominate educational administration, particularly the superintendency (Holloway, 1998, Ryder, 1994). The number of women represented in school superintendency throughout the United States has been minimal. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine North Carolina superintendents' perceptions of women in the role of the superintendency, to determine whether there were differences in superintendents' perceptions of leadership characteristics based on gender, and to determine whether there were differences in superintendents' perceptions of obstacles and barriers to obtaining the position of superintendent. The study employed a quantitative approach to conduct the research. Research (Bjork, 2000; Flora, 2001; Guptil, 2003; Hickey-Gramke, 2007) suggests that the rare female who has made it to the superintendency differ from her male counterpart, in intelligence, education, teaching, experience, work attitudes, and drive. Documentation obtained from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction revealed that as of October 2007, only 25 of the 115 public school superintendents are women. The data in the study also indicates that only seven had ten or more years of experience as a superintendent and that 18 have been in the position for nine years or less. An Examination of the Disparity of Women Leadership in the Superintendency Survey Instrument was administered to each of the superintendents in North Carolina. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that further research be conducted to: (1) include women superintendents in other states and compared to the findings from this study to determine if the views are similar or different and (2) determine local school board members' perceptions with regards to hiring practices for women.
Download or read book An In depth Examination of the Underrepresentation of Female Superintendents written by Kelly M. Sollberger and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine the contributing factors impacting a female administrator's decision regarding whether to obtain a superintendent certificate and whether to become a superintendent. The problem addressed is the need to have a more representative group of superintendents, which would include a higher percentage of female superintendents. Through questionnaires and in-depth interviews, the researcher determined the contributing factors of why female leaders do not aspire to the superintendency. All female building principals and central office leaders in the 22 school districts of one suburban metropolitan county were invited to participate in the questionnaire and the sample size of participants was 40 women. Research questions included: (a) What factors influence women's decisions to obtain a superintendent certificate if they have already achieved a doctorate in an educational leadership related field?; (b) What factors influence women's decisions to not obtain a superintendent certificate if they have already achieved a doctorate in an educational leadership related field?; (c) What specific factors deter women from pursuing the superintendency if they have obtained a superintendent certificate?; (d) What specific factors persuade women to pursue the superintendency if they have pursued, or are currently pursuing the superintendency? Findings from this study revealed "politics" as a deterrent to the superintendency. Women also felt that work-life balance is impossible to obtain in a superintendent role, and they place a high value on balance. Women early and late in their administrative careers cited "timing" as a reason they have not pursued the superintendency yet. Women who planned to be superintendents shared a belief in themselves. Many of the women had also been told by other people that they should consider the superintendency, which gave them self-confidence.
Download or read book A Comparative Study of Northern and Southern Women Superintendents Perceptions of Personal and Professional Barriers and Leadership Styles written by LaForrest Lane-Washington and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to compare Northern and Southern women superintendents east of the Mississippi River and Mason-Dixon Line, describe their demographics, perceived barriers and leadership styles. This research study compared women superintendents from twenty-three states personal and professional characteristics, and perceived leadership styles in the superintendency. The purpose of this study was to discover the personal and professional barriers that impede and promote Northern and Southern women superintendents' tenure in the superintendency with emphasis on ethnicity, district size and other demographic characteristics. The study also documents perceived barriers, overcoming barriers and words of wisdom for women seeking the superintendency. Surveys were sent to 800 women superintendents. Three hundred of them responded, however 270 were complete and deemed usable for this study. Quantitative data was entered into a SPSS database for comparison and qualitative data was sorted by themes for a more in-depth understanding of the participants. The findings revealed that the majority of women superintendents worked in rural school districts with student populations of 1,000 to 2,500. They had varying career experiences including principals, curriculum instructionists and directors. The study found that most of the superintendents achieved their first superintendency job at 40-49 years of age. The majority of women superintendents obtained degrees beyond Masters. Northern and Southern women superintendents perceived many of the same barriers toward attainment and placement in the superintendency. The personal barrier that most affected their career was family, while the professional barrier that impacted their career was social assumptions. Northern and Southern women superintendents described the same leadership style while serving in the superintendency. Northern and Southern women superintendents identified being well read, knowing themselves, global thinking and perseverance as characteristics of importance in the quest and placement in the superintendency. A replication of this study should be conducted with an increased number of participants from other states to include school board members' perceptions. Another recommendation would be for a more in-depth study on the advancement of women in the superintendency with a focus on those states that have limited number of women superintendents.
Download or read book Voices of Women Aspiring to the Superintendency written by Margaret Grogan and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1996-04-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The superintendency offers the most powerful and prestigious positions in K–12 public school systems. Few superintendents of these systems in the United States are women, although the majority of teachers are women and many women have leadership positions in schools. There are also increasing numbers of women in administrative preparation programs at institutions of higher education. This study of 27 highly qualified women in top-level administrative positions in public education was designed to find out what it is like to be a woman aspiring to the executive leadership position. Research questions included: Why are there so few women superintendents when so many are qualified? What are the routes to the superintendency? What is the context of educational administration in the public school? What kinds of leaders are women who aspire to the superintendency? The research was also informed by a femininst advocacy of social change to discover how and under what conditions a more equitable distribution of superintendencies is likely to occur. A feminist poststructural framework provided the theoretical basis for the analysis of the data.
Download or read book A Study of Gulf Coast African American Female Superintendents Demographics and Perceptions written by Andreia Foster and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twofold purpose of the study was to (1) identify selected personal and professional characteristics of sitting African American female superintendents in the five Gulf Coast states, and (2) identify perceptions held by sitting African American female superintendents in the five Gulf Coast states related to the importance of selected factors as either contributors or barriers in attainment of the public school superintendent position. Findings related to the personal characteristics of the Gulf Coast African American female superintendents were consistent with data collected in other studies of African American female superintendents with one exception. The majority of the female superintendents were six to 10 years younger than African American female superintendents in previous studies. The professional characteristics of the participants in the study were similar to previously identified professional characteristics of Black female superintendents. The majority of the Gulf Coast African American female superintendents had three or less years of experience and had been superintendents in only one state. Over half of the respondents had followed a traditional career path: teacher-building administrator-central office administrator-superintendent. Two unexpected findings were that two of the superintendents had no teaching experience, and one respondent had obtained the superintendency at age 30. The majority of the superintendents indicated they would choose to become superintendents again if they were starting over. Interpersonal skills and an emphasis on improving instruction were rated by the respondents as important factors contributing to the attainment of a superintendency. Knowledge of the instructional process, the ability to maintain organization relationships, and management skills were also perceived to be important factors for those seeking a superintendent’s position. Factors that were perceived to be barriers to attainment of superintendency were (a) “school boards do not actively recruit African Americans”, and (b) “ perception that females cannot handle dual responsibilities of a demanding position and family.” Sexism and racism were realities for the superintendents. Racism was considered to the greater barrier.
Download or read book Women and the Superintendency written by Hillary M. Weissman and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The most male-dominated executive position of any profession in the United States. The typical superintendent is a married, white male, between 51-55 years old. Women spend an average of 10.2 years in the classroom before seeking an administrative position; men spend an average of 5 years. The slowest of all K-12 administrative positions to integrate women and people of color. With the majority of educators being women, they are a logical source of candidates that has only marginally been activated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to reveal the narrative of women superintendents as well as to describe their perceptions of success ascending to the superintendency. If women are to seek the superintendency they will need to view the position as one that will offer them success. But what is success for women in the superintendency? How do women in this position experience it? This study probes the lived experiences of women superintendents, including significant moments in their childhood, in search of better understanding their perceptions and experiences with success. A narrative approach was used in this study to capture the essence of participants' lives along with documents and artifacts. Feminist Theory was used as the theoretical lens from which to frame the research. The data was recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. The findings surrounding female superintendents perceptions of themselves revealed four themes: identity, education, roles, and support. The findings surrounding women superintendents experiences with success is focused on relationship building and effective communication. The main conclusions drawn included aspiring superintendents need to obtain higher education degrees for advancement, site level administration and district office experience, and personal and professional support systems.
Download or read book Principles of Power written by C. Cryss Brunner and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women who seek to be school superintendents or who want to improve their chances for success in the superintendency can clearly benefit from the insights and cultural wisdom of women who have attained the position. Principles of Power shares perspectives from twelve successful women superintendents and puts them in a cultural context that highlights what they can teach us about their methods for success. To illustrate the underlying behaviors that helped them succeed, Brunner uses as a framework the system of beliefs gathered by Carlos Castaneda from Yaqui Indian warrior training. Castaneda calls this system the "riddle of the heart." To understand the riddle of the heart, women must be able to simultaneously comprehend and use two different perceptions of the world: that which is and that which is becoming. To be able to solve the riddle, warriors develop mind set and a discipline that allow them to get the best out of any conceivable situation. This book is the story of these warriors¬—twelve women superintendents—and how they have solved the riddle of the heart.
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.
