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Title: A Three-State Study of Female Superintendents
Language: English
Authors: Sharp, William L., Malone, Bobby G., Walter, James K., Supley, Michael L.
Source: Educational Research Quarterly. Mar 2004 27(3):22-37.
Availability: Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://www.gram.edu/education/erq/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2004
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Females, Women Administrators, Superintendents, Public Schools, Educational Administration, Models, Gender Discrimination, Gender Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback (Response), Questionnaires
Geographic Terms: Illinois, Indiana, Texas
ISSN: 0196-5042
Abstract: The most powerful position in public schools is that of school superintendent, and it is a position dominated by men. Several factors account for the decline of women in superintendency. Perhaps the most important reason there are so few women in the superintendency is that women enter the teaching profession to teach children. Based on the literature, a questionnaire was prepared and sent to all female superintendents in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Texas. Results reveal that female superintendents did not seem to indicate discrimination by their male board members or in the type or size of school district they would consider for superintendent positions. It is also found that some of the barriers to the superintendency for women include: lack of encouragement, lack of professional network, limited access to formal and informal training, exclusion from the "Good Old Boy Network," and lack of influential sponsors.
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Number of References: 25
Entry Date: 2008
Access URL: https://www.gram.edu/education/erq/
Accession Number: EJ792860
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