Becoming a Principal: Access Factors for Females

Autor/inn/en	Kruse, Rae Ann; Krumm, Bernita L.
Titel	Becoming a Principal: Access Factors for Females
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 37 (2016) 2, S.28-38 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Principals; Women Administrators; Case Studies; Secondary Schools; Females; Disproportionate Representation; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Mentors; Social Support Groups; Networks; Occupational Aspiration; Assistant Principals; Internship Programs; School Administration; Gender Differences; Administrator Attitudes; Oklahoma + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Weibliche Führungskraft; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sekundarschule; Weibliches Geschlecht; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Guided by Standpoint Theory, researchers conducted this case study to identify factors influencing access to Oklahoma's secondary school principalship for four female first-time principals. Regardless of equity legislation and increasing numbers of females with advanced degrees, the numbers of men and women who hold secondary school administration positions continue to be disproportionate to their numbers in the teaching profession. Three standpoints emerged: In the transition from teacher to administrator, each participant was nurtured by another individual; male sponsors were their primary encouragers; and participants had strong emotional investments in the schools and communities of their employment. Aspiring female principals should cultivate strong support systems, seek out mentors, and strengthen their professional networks. Accepting stepping-stone administrative positions may be an essential starting point for aspiring female secondary principals; administrative skills can be gained through internships, assistant principal positions, and administrative positions in lower grade levels. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.library.msstate.edu/ruraled
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01