A Phenomenological Study of Women Administrators' Experiences in Mennonite High Schools

Autor/in	Tieszen, Pamela K.
Titel	A Phenomenological Study of Women Administrators' Experiences in Mennonite High Schools
Quelle	(2017), (249 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit D.Ed. Dissertation, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3558-6679-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Females; Women Administrators; Religious Cultural Groups; Religious Education; High Schools; Principals; Religious Factors; Foreign Countries; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Gender Bias; Administrator Role; Feminism; Leadership Styles; United States; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Weibliches Geschlecht; Weibliche Führungskraft; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; High school; Oberschule; Principal; Schulleiter; Ausland; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Geschlechterstereotyp; Feminismus; Führungsstil; USA; Kanada
Abstract	This phenomenological qualitative research study investigated Mennonite women with experience leading Mennonite high schools across the United States and Canada during their first year serving in the role of principal. This study gives voice to 12 Mennonite women leaders who felt God's "call" to lead. Women leaders encountered bias due to an androcentric culture. Despite the many struggles and limited view of women in leadership, the women built campuses and academic programs, mentored leaders, helped to transform students, and shaped communities as pioneering leaders in Mennonite schools. Feminist, organizational, and vocational theory provided several analytical lenses to interpret their experience. Feminist theory explained how women experienced and managed androcentric cultures in schools and communities. Bolman and Deal's (2013) organizational theory (four frame model) explained how women's leadership styles navigated authoritarian power and political structures, and became symbolic representation for a new style of leadership in Mennonite schools. Parker Palmer's (1983/2010) vocational theory explained Mennonite women's deep sense of being called by God, and how they learned to lead in androcentric, heirarchical church structured school communities. The findings illustrate the potential of faith-based women leaders to empower and build community. The women shaped communities, found mentors, networked, and developed a new norm for women in their communities. Implications and recommendations included building continued awareness and education in schools and community churches by addressing adult gender biases within the culture as well as educating younger children in nonbiased early education programs. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01