Chance, Choice, and Opportunity in the Careers of Four Women Educators.

Autor/in	Young, Beth
Titel	Chance, Choice, and Opportunity in the Careers of Four Women Educators.
Quelle	(1990), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Biographies; Career Change; Career Choice; Career Development; Case Studies; Decision Making; Educational Administration; Elementary Secondary Education; Employment Opportunities; Females; Foreign Countries; Occupational Aspiration; Occupational Mobility; Personal Narratives; Qualitative Research; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Berufsentwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Berufliche Mobilität; Erlebniserzählung; Qualitative Forschung; Kanada
Abstract	Life history interviews with four women holding doctorates in educational administration are presented in this paper, which examines how chances and choice affect women administrators' career decisions. A second focus is on how organizational structure in educational organizations can enhance career opportunities for women educators. Three anecdotes are presented to illustrate the relationships among chance, choice, and opportunities in the careers of particular women in particular organizational contexts. The narratives are categorized according to three themes--unexpected openings, widening horizons, and chance remarks. The stories suggest that women's opportunities can be expanded through the modification of existing structures. A review of current policy initiatives in Canada found that opportunity for females could be engendered through: special assignments; rewarding mentoring functions; redefinition of the concepts of career and success; and affirmative action programs. A recommendation is made to foster environments where chance occurrences can be transformed into opportunities. (29 references) (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC