"The Older Women Are Men:" Navigating the Academic Terrain, Perspectives from Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Mabokela, Reitumetse Obakeng; Mlambo, Yeukai Angela
Titel	"The Older Women Are Men:" Navigating the Academic Terrain, Perspectives from Ghana
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 69 (2015) 5, S.759-778 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-014-9804-3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Women Faculty; Sex Fairness; Gender Issues; Organizational Culture; Social Problems; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Public Colleges; Family Influence; Political Attitudes; Foreign Policy; Educational Environment; Qualitative Research; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Sexualaufklärung; Geschlechterfrage; Unternehmenskultur; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Außenpolitik; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This qualitative study investigates how the intersection of gender, socio-cultural factors, and organizational culture impact professional experiences of women academics at a selected public university in Ghana. Given the glaring absence of women in academic positions across many African universities, particularly at academic ranks beyond the entry-level, junior-lecturer or lecturer positions, this study provides an understanding of socio-cultural and institutional factors that have impacted the upward mobility of women academics and the strategies these women have employed to navigate professional contexts that are not always supportive. This study is theoretically informed Barriteau's ("Fem Afr" 7:9-31, 2006) scholarship on Caribbean feminism, to examine the intersections of culture, gender, and post-colonial legacy on the professional lives of academic women. The key findings are centered around three themes that emerged from this study; the first highlights socio-cultural and family factors that impact the professional trajectory of Ghanaian women academics; the second, explores the manifestation of socio-cultural factors within the university; and the third focuses on organizational or institutional factors that affect their professional experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01