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Whitehead, Kay – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2009
This paper highlights ways in which understandings about masculinity intersected with concepts of vocation, career and character in the life and work of an Australian teacher, Victor Pavia. Firstly, it outlines his vertical career path from teacher to headmaster and then inspector, made possible in a bureaucratised state school system that…
Descriptors: Educational History, Public Schools, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries
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Simon, Jane – Australian Library Journal, 1994
Explores the inferior position of women librarians in the Australian workforce and presents a case study of Jean Arnot. Topics include women's financial status as related to marital status; barriers in the recruitment and promotion processes; issues of health; and salary differences. (67 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economic Status, Females, Femininity