Women in educational adminisration [sic] : perceptions of female administrators in Southern Alberta
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Date
2004
Authors
Baerg-Rancier, Karen
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2004
Abstract
Female educational administrators continue to be much less visible than their male
counterparts in similar positions. The number of women serving in administrative
roles is not proportionate to the number of women in the teaching profession. This
paper examines the history of women in administration, the obstacles that some
women face, and some proposed solutions to remedy this gender imbalance. Much
of the literature relative to this topic focuses on the barriers that many women face
and the reasons that these barriers exist. This paper outlines the results of twenty
women's responses on a fifteen-item questionnaire, and analyzes the themes within
their answers. All of the women are from one school jurisdiction in Alberta, Canada.
The study finds that not many women in this particular district encountered barriers
that prevented them from reaching their administrative goals for long. It also finds
that the women questioned believe there has been much progress made in correcting
the imbalance of women in administration in their district. It is hoped that when
others read this project they will become more aware of the issues that women face in
their administrative careers, both in acquiring the job and in working at it on a daily
basis. It is also hoped that other female administrators, or aspiring administrators,
who read this paper will feel more comfortable in who they are as they work towards
their goal. May current and future female administrators find comfort in the
knowledge that what they are feeling or experiencing perhaps have been felt and
experienced by those of us who have come before them.
Description
ix, 84 leaves ; 29 cm. --
Keywords
Women school administrators -- Alberta, Southern -- Attitudes , School administrators -- Alberta, Southern -- Attitudes