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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Women in higher education"”.
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A Phenomenological Study: Mentoring Women in Higher Education Leadership
… of this study was to explore which strategies women in higher education found beneficial through mentoring. Interviews with eight women from a for-profit higher education institution in Southern California were transcribed and analyzed to identify themes about the mentoring phenomenon. …
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Primary Lifelines: Friendship Groups of Women in Higher Education
A qualitative study of women in seven informal friendship groups identified the cognitive, affective, and behavioral processes utilized to support women working in higher education and traced the movement of each group through the friendship phases of formation, maintenance, and dissolution. …
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Understanding the mentoring relationships of women in higher education administration
… this study was to explore the concept of mentoring amongst administrative women in higher education from an appreciative perspective. In 1985, Kathy Kram published her book on mentoring entitled, Mentoring at Work. This seminal work provided an initial body of knowledge that helped scholars …
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Role Models and Mentors : A Study of the Career Patterns of Women in Higher Education Administration
The problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the significance and influence of other persons on the lives and careers of women in higher education administration. The study included women employed in senior-level higher education administration in Iowa in the spring of 1981. Procedure. The …
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Searching for Balance: The Reading Choices, Experiences, and Habits of Women in Higher Education Leadership Roles
<p>Women in higher education leadership roles face complicated challenges in their professional roles, and struggle to maintain work-life balance, yet they make time to read for professional development and for pleasure. Utilizing grounded theory methodology, focus group methods, and grounded …
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African American Women in Higher Education: Challenges Endured and Strategies Employed to Secure a Community College Presidency
… strategies employed by African American women currently serving as community college presidents. Studies show 35% of community college presidents are expected to retire by the year 2015 (Schultz, 2001), thus opening opportunities for aspiring African American women to secure a community …
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Institutional Factors Contributing to the Under-representation of African American Women in Higher Education: Perceptions of Women in Leadership Positions
… of this basic qualitative study was to examine the lived experiences of African American women who have obtained senior leadership positions in Predominantly White Higher Education Institutions. Data were collected through open-ended, phenomenological-oriented interviews with 12 African …
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The Art of Disability and Identity: Using Arts-Based Methods to Examine the Relationships between Disability, Identity, and Identity Development for Young, Disabled, Women in Higher Education
<p>Within higher education, much of the research surrounding education and students with disabilities revolves around accommodations, and critiques of structural barriers to access. Further, disability within the context of higher education is often thought of through the lens of “service” and …
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“It’s like a big freaking fake circus”: An exploration of intersectionality and women’s experiences in higher education fundraising
<p>Women in higher education fundraising navigate the broad forces of sexism and racism in society and their profession, a profession in which they are being paid less than their male counterparts and are under-represented in leadership roles, despite being the majority of fundraising …
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The unheard voices: A critical look at Black women, voice and education
<p>According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2017), Black women are among the most educated women in the United States. However, these dominant narratives about the educational achievements of Black women could be considered “rosy portrayals”. The purpose of this study is to …
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A Historical Analysis of Women Student Activities during the Inter War Years 1918 -1941
The study of women in higher education has been compartmentalized from the overall history of higher education. Educational historians continue to influence future discovery on the higher education of women by continuing to reinforce the master narrative of women in history. Acknowledging and …
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The Lack Of Representation In Leadership At Predominantly White Institutions In The United States: A Qualitative Analysis On The Executive Leadership Pathway For African American Males
<p>This qualitative phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of Black men in the United States who have overcome barriers to advance to leadership positions at predominantly White institutions (PWI). The qualitative phenomenological approach was used to examine three research questions …
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Fighting An Uphill Battle: Black Undergraduate Women Navigating Higher Education While Acknowledging and Challenging Media Portrayals of Black Women
<p>The stereotypes present in popular television shows often become barriers that limit Black women in higher education, influencing the ways in which they experience college campuses, including how they are treated by faculty and peers and how they interact with others in these spaces. This study …
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Examining the potential of ethics of care for inclusion of women in Africa higher education discourses
This dissertation argues that women on the African continent experience moments of internal exclusion in higher education discourses. Although women are statistically represented in higher education discourses, they remain subjected to internal exclusion on the grounds that their contributions are …
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An Analysis on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Effect on Women Faculty in Higher Education
The number of women in higher education is growing but they are still faced with the innate discrimination of being a woman. While higher education institutions have not been absolved from the gender wage gap issue, they have been one of the slowest to adapt to the growing workforce of women. This …
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Examining how race and gender influence the leadership experiences of female Asian American senior administrators in higher education
… narrative study explored how race and gender influence the leadership experiences of female Asian American senior administrators in higher education. The low representation of Asian American women in senior administrative roles has persisted despite their substantial gains in college …
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From Kabul to the Academy: Narratives of Afghan Women's Journeys to and Through U.S. Doctoral Programs
… study explored the experiences of seven Afghan women pursuing doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines and programs across the United States. The guiding question for this study was: What factors influence Afghan women's journeys to and experiences in doctoral programs?</p> <p>In an attempt …
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The Battle is Not Ours!: The Impact of Racial Battle Fatigue on the Career Trajectory of Black Women Administrators at Predominantly White Institutions
<p>This qualitative narrative inquiry examines the impact of Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF) on the career progression of Black women administrators at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). While RBF has been studied extensively among students and faculty, there has been little research exploring …
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