ERIC Number: EJ1423533
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
EISSN: EISSN-1741-1440
Promoting Gender Equity in School Leadership Appointments: A Comparison of Male and Female Headteachers' Instructional Leadership Practices in Ghana
Usman Kojo Abonyi; Fred Kofi Boateng; Emmanuel Adjei-Boateng; Ellen Ansaah
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v52 n3 p610-628 2024
Ghana's efforts to end all forms of discrimination against women and ensure gender equity in school leadership appointments require a change in peoples' mindsets, habits and cultural beliefs. It is envisaged that evidence on the performance of the few women who have been appointed into leadership positions against their male counterparts would be quite instrumental in the change process. This study, therefore, assessed whether statistically significant differences exist in the extent to which male and female headteachers in two selected educational districts in Ghana enact instructional leadership practices in their schools. Utilizing a descriptive survey design and employing the teacher version of the principal instructional management rating scale, 263 teachers participated in the study. Findings from the study showed that there were no significant differences between male and female headteachers in none of the ten instructional leadership functions explored in the study. This meant that male headteachers in the selected educational districts did not significantly demonstrate any superior instructional leadership practices compared to their female counterparts. The study recommends that educational policymakers in Ghana initiate pragmatic policies to increase women's representation and participation in school leadership roles.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Gender Differences, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Promotion, Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Junior High School Teachers, Gender Bias, Disproportionate Representation, Leadership Role, Leadership Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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