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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"barriers to leadership"”.
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Women Leaders in Higher Education: Overcoming Barriers Through Transformational Leadership
This study identified barriers to leadership emergence and documented leadership behaviors of a purposeful sample of successful women in private faith-based institutes of higher education. Gender, glass ceiling, mentorship, collaboration, and observation emerged as the four main themes that …
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The development and acquisition of leadership skills among rural women from Northern Ireland
The goal of this study was to ascertain what key factors facilitated the development and acquisition of leadership skills among women leaders from rural areas of Northern Ireland. A noticeable gap in the literature exists concerning positive factors beneficial to rural women’s leadership …
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A Comparative Case Study Exploring the Experiences of Women Leaders in Academic Affairs and Administration in Higher Education Through the Lens of Intersectionality
… (Johnson, 2016). There is limited research to compare the journeys of women leaders in academics and administration. This study is an examination of women’s experiences of perceived barriers to leadership roles in faculty and administration. Using comprehensive interviews, this study …
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Determining the paradox: Leadership within a County Council environment:An interpretive study on the understanding of the leadership paradigm within a Welsh County Council
This study used full grounded theory method to examine leadership in a large rural Council setting in Wales. A mixed method approach was adopted for data collection using a robust quantitative questionnaire in the form of the Multi Factor Questionnaire (MLQ 5x) and using qualitative semi-structured …
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The Lived Experiences of Female Superintendents in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
… of progression from entry-level positions of leadership through superintendency. A qualitative, phenomenological methodology is used to illuminate the lived experiences of 16 women who were active in the position of American public school superintendent during the 2008-2009 academic year. The …
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Leaders All: Teacher-Led Participatory Action Research At The Middle School Level
<p>Classroom teachers who wish to have voice in decisions that influence their daily practice often confront barriers, causing some to leave the classroom altogether to become school administrators. There is little participatory action research conducted by classroom-based educators on teachers’ …