Women Superintendent Research: 2014-2016 Dissertation Literature Review Content Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Gresham, Gloria; Sampson, Pauline
Titel	Women Superintendent Research: 2014-2016 Dissertation Literature Review Content Analysis
Quelle	In: Athens Journal of Education, 6 (2019) 4, S.257-270 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2407-9898
Schlagwörter	Superintendents; Women Administrators; Disproportionate Representation; Administrator Role; Barriers; Administrator Characteristics; Gender Differences; Content Analysis; Doctoral Dissertations; Career Development; Racial Discrimination; Leadership Styles; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Females; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulrat; Weibliche Führungskraft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Inhaltsanalyse; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Berufsentwicklung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Führungsstil; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	In the United States (U.S.), women are drastically underrepresented in the role of school superintendent. Women who seek the job face overwhelming barriers and exhibit characteristics different from men causing challenges in obtaining the superintendency. In this study, a content analysis was conducted of the 43 U.S. dissertations relating to women superintendents located in the ProQuest database for the years of 2014-2016. Nine major themes mentioned in a range of 20 to 36 dissertations or (47% to 84%) were discovered: low numbers of women superintendents, gender inequity, history of women superintendents, support systems, career pathways, characteristics of women superintendents, leadership styles, barriers, and school board discrimination. Common themes voiced in 10 to 19 dissertations (23% to 40%) were clustered into the categories of cultural and societal expectations, the glass ceiling, racial discrimination, age, and search procedures. Thirty-five themes were included one to nine times in dissertations (2% to 21%) and considered by the researchers as minor. Displaying issues related to women superintendents highlights concerns and encourages solutions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Athens Institute for Education & Research. 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, Athens 10671, Greece. e-mail: education@atiner.gr; Web site: https://www.athensjournals.gr/aje
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01