"They Didn't Consider Me and No-One Even Took Me into Account": Female School Principals in the Arab Education System in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Shapira, Tamar; Arar, Khalid; Azaiza, Faisal
Titel	"They Didn't Consider Me and No-One Even Took Me into Account": Female School Principals in the Arab Education System in Israel
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39 (2011) 1, S.25-43 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143210383901
Schlagwörter	Jews; Females; Arabs; Foreign Countries; Women Administrators; Instructional Leadership; Principals; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Minority Groups; Interviews; Social Influences; Political Issues; Social Attitudes; Resistance (Psychology); Barriers; Gender Bias; Administrator Characteristics; Religious Factors; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Weibliches Geschlecht; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Weibliche Führungskraft; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Principal; Schulleiter; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Ethnische Minderheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sozialer Einfluss; Politischer Faktor; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Resistenz; Geschlechterstereotyp
Abstract	The study of women's management and leadership in education has become a central research topic and the copious work published in many countries encompasses various issues relating to gender and educational leadership. The study of female school principals from the Arab minority in Israel has only recently begun. This is a minority that lives mostly in separate settlements, distinguished from the majority Jewish population by their lifestyle and culture, in a society that can be described as developing. In-depth interviews were conducted with the seven female school principals, from different socio-cultural backgrounds, who had successfully climbed the professional ladder to senior positions in the Arab education system in Israel. Data-analysis addressed three areas: biographical background; the social and political aspects of the women's nomination to principalship; and the social and professional acceptance of the women as principals. Findings indicated that women principals contribute significantly to the development of Arab schools. As women in senior roles, the majority faces resistance; a change of societal norms and willingness to accept women's leadership would enable many more women to fill public roles and to contribute to their society's progress. (Contains 1 note and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10