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Gamble, Erica D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Few studies exist regarding the factors and career paths that might be of value to African American females seeking an executive leadership position in a postsecondary institution. Using a qualitative phenomenological method, the essence of the experience of becoming a leader in postsecondary institutions was captured through face-to-face,…
Descriptors: Career Development, African Americans, Women Administrators, Females
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Polka, Walter; Litchka, Peter; Davis, Sheryl W. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2008
This article presents and analyzes the findings of two recent studies related to female school superintendents and their respective experiences with the "professional victim syndrome" and the consequences of their career decisions. Those findings are synthesized with research and literature related to leadership skills and dispositions…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Coping