A Decade of Inquiry: The Status of Female Superintendents and Secondary Principals in the High Plains

Autor/inn/en	Gosmire, Doreen; Morrison, Marcia; Van Osdel, Joanne
Titel	A Decade of Inquiry: The Status of Female Superintendents and Secondary Principals in the High Plains
Quelle	In: Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 8 (2010) 1, S.33-50 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-6224
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Females; Rural Areas; Women Administrators; Superintendents; Principals; Comparative Analysis; Secondary Schools; Barriers; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Career Development; Social Support Groups; Mentors; Gender Bias; Statistical Analysis; Nebraska; North Dakota; South Dakota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Weibliche Führungskraft; Schulrat; Principal; Schulleiter; Sekundarschule; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Berufsentwicklung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Statistische Analyse; South-Dakota
Abstract	This research provides insight into the status of female administrators from a particular geographical area in rural America. Findings reveal that some progress has been made across the United States but there is more effort needed especially in the High Plains states. The numbers of females in administrative positions in the High Plains states from 1997 to 2007 were collected from the Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota Departments of Education. The percentages of females in the High Plains states were compared to national numbers for the same time period. There has been a pattern of increased numbers and percentages of females serving as superintendents and secondary principals across the United States and High Plain states. The High Plains states consistently lag behind the United States in the percentage of increase of practicing female superintendents and secondary principals for the decade of 1997 to 2007. When considering the status of female administrators, numbers do not tell the whole story. Additional aspects studied through qualitative inquiry were the career tracks of these women, the barriers they encountered, and the support systems provided for them. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10