Leadership Challenges and Opportunities Experienced by International Women Academics: A Case Study in Australia

Autor/in	Nachatar Singh, Jasvir Kaur
Titel	Leadership Challenges and Opportunities Experienced by International Women Academics: A Case Study in Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 19 (2022) 1, S.140-157, Artikel 9 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Barriers; College Faculty; Females; Leadership; Women Faculty; Foreign Nationals; Higher Education; Gender Issues; College Administration; School Policy; Social Theories; Feminism; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Mentors; Professional Development; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fakultät; Weibliches Geschlecht; Führung; Führungsposition; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Geschlechterfrage; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Schulpolitik; Gesellschaftstheorie; Feminismus; Lehrerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	Scholarly articles on international academics have been weighted towards understanding their broad personal and professional challenges related to teaching. Limited research is conducted with international women academics in Australia in, especially, exploring their leadership-related challenges and opportunities. Using an intersectionality lens, this paper addresses this gap by exploring key related challenges and opportunities for international women academics in gaining leadership positions at Australian universities. It draws on qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with seven international women academics. The findings contribute to the body of knowledge in exploring two major challenges faced by international women academics in Australia: (1) administrative-related interruption impacting their research performance; and (2) lack of understanding of university policies and processes. International women academics also cited the opportunities provided to them or gained by them for their overall professional growth at Australian universities. The practical implications of these findings for international women academics and higher education institutions are also considered. [Note: The page range (140-159) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range is 140-157.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01