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Direct linkLongman, Karen A.; Drennan, Amy; Beam, Julie; Marble, Amanda F. – Christian Higher Education, 2019
Although women are now graduating in greater percentages then men at all degree levels--associate through doctorate--the senior-level leadership on most postsecondary campuses in the United States continues to be predominantly White and male. Numerous internal, institutional, and systemic barriers have been identified that hinder women from…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Christianity, Church Related Colleges, College Administration
Longman, Karen A.; Anderson, Patricia S. – Christian Higher Education, 2016
This article presents a discussion of the gender imbalance in senior-level leadership roles within the U.S. member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), highlighting data across the last two decades. The underrepresentation of women in this sector is placed within a theological context and is compared with…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Educational Trends, Leadership Role, Women Administrators
Dahlvig, Jolyn; Longman, Karen A. – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2014
A theory of women's leadership development within the context of Christian higher education is proposed, based on qualitative research involving 16 participants. Motivators to advance into leadership roles were: (a) a sense of relational responsibility; (b) awareness of calling and giftedness for leadership, and (c) a mentoring relationship…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Higher Education, Christianity, Church Related Colleges
Longman, Karen A.; Dahlvig, Jolyn; Wikkerink, Richard J.; Cunningham, Debra; O'Connor, Candy M. – Christian Higher Education, 2011
This grounded theory study provides a conceptualization of the role of calling in women's leadership development based on semistructured interviews with 16 female leaders in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Centered in the participants knowing and using their unique talents and strengths, which were often viewed as being…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Gifted, Females, Leadership Training
Dahlvig, Jolyn E.; Longman, Karen A. – Christian Higher Education, 2010
This article reports the findings of a grounded theory study of "defining moments" that were described as pivotal in the personal and professional journeys of women who had been identified as emerging leaders within Christian higher education. Analysis of transcripts from interviews with 16 participants in a Women's Leadership Development…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Higher Education, Females, Leadership
Longman, Karen A.; Anderson, Patricia S. – Christian Higher Education, 2011
This article documents the continued gender disparities evident across U.S. higher education. While more women than men attend college and now obtain the majority of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees, women continue to be underrepresented in senior-level institutional leadership roles. This phenomenon is particularly evident among the…
Descriptors: Leadership, Gender Differences, Gender Issues, Trend Analysis
Lafreniere, Shawna L.; Longman, Karen A. – Christian Higher Education, 2008
Women who seek high-level administrative leadership positions in various sectors of higher education continue to meet a variety of barriers (Eagly & Carli, 2007). These challenges are especially evident among the 105-member Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), an association of faith-based liberal arts institutions. Seeking to…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Christianity, Liberal Arts
