Arab Women Principals' Empowerment and Leadership in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Shapira, Tamar; Arar, Khalid; Azaiza, Faisal
Titel	Arab Women Principals' Empowerment and Leadership in Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 48 (2010) 6, S.704-715 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/09578231011079566
Schlagwörter	Females; Leadership Styles; Arabs; Foreign Countries; Principals; Career Development; Women Administrators; Political Influences; Social Influences; Interviews; Role Models; Social Attitudes; Empowerment; Individual Characteristics; Interpersonal Relationship; Family Influence; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Führungsstil; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Berufsentwicklung; Weibliche Führungskraft; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Identifikationsfigur; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	Purpose: This paper's purpose is to tell the life-stories of four women who succeeded in forging paths to senior positions as principals in Arab schools in Israel and to describe the personal, professional and sociopolitical contexts of their principalship. Design/methodology/approach: This is part of a larger research effort that explored the issue of Arab women managers. Open interviews were conducted with four women principals, employing a narrative approach to study career development and managerial style. Findings: The stories indicate that these women act as progressive models for Arab society that has not yet recognized women leaders as a social norm. The source of these women's empowerment can be found in their personal backgrounds. These women have created a new style of leadership in Arab schools. An outstanding feature of the principals' stories is the significant importance that they attribute to their relationships with teachers, students and parents. Originality/value: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first attempt to document the development of Arab women principals in Israel in their biographical, professional and sociological contexts. The paper provides insight into the educational and social contributions of women in senior positions in Israel's Arab educational system. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10