Women Secondary Principals in Texas 1998 and 2011: Movement toward Equity

Autor/inn/en	Marczynski, Jean C.; Gates, Gordon S.
Titel	Women Secondary Principals in Texas 1998 and 2011: Movement toward Equity
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 51 (2013) 5, S.705-727 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/JEA-03-2012-0036
Schlagwörter	Educational History; Women Administrators; Principals; Secondary Schools; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Instructional Leadership; Leadership Styles; Administrator Characteristics; Individual Differences; Institutional Characteristics; Personnel Selection; Gender Bias; Disproportionate Representation; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; Public Schools; Surveys; Texas; Academic Excellence Indicator System; Texas Assessment of Academic Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Weibliche Führungskraft; Principal; Schulleiter; Sekundarschule; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Führungsstil; Individueller Unterschied; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze data gathered in 1998 and 2011 from representative samples of women secondary school principals in Texas to identify differences in personal, professional, leadership, and school characteristics. Design/methodology/approach: Two proportionate, random samples were drawn of women secondary principals 13 years apart. The Texas Education Directory provided the sampling frame and school data were downloaded from the Public Education Information Management System. Principals were sent surveys including measures of situational and distributed leadership as well as demographic questions. Response rates of 65 percent and 42 percent were achieved on the 1998 and 2011 surveys respectively. Findings: While the percentage of secondary schools led by women principals shows little change and is similar to previous research, a more nuanced examination of these women and their schools evidences progress. The diversity for women administrators has increased and women are more likely to hold positions in urban schools. Years of teaching experience has decreased and women appear to be entering the profession at a younger age. Change on both variables reflects averages for male principals. Leadership scores indicated lower adaptability and more directive styles for women in 2011; however, scores on the Distributed Leadership Inventory were high. Originality/value: Schools led by women in 2011 possessed a larger proportion of students of poverty but no differences were noted in school enrollment or student passing rates on accountability tests. The authors encourage districts to continue fair hiring policies and argue women have become more competitive for the large urban high school principalships. (Contains 11 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10