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Johnson, Bernadeia H. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Six African American female superintendents who had served as superintendents in at least 2 school districts were interviewed to understand ways in which they responded to barriers and adversity in their roles, with a particular emphasis on issues related to sexism and racism. Study participants shared that they work to engage the community and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Gender Bias, Values, Ethics
Goura, Tairou – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is central to political discourses and educational concerns as a means for economic development, poverty alleviation, youth employment, and social mobility. Yet, there is an intriguing contradiction between this consideration and the real attention dedicated to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Vocational Education, Global Approach
Obiero, Judith A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The adoption of Free Primary Education in 2003 has expanded access to millions of children in Kenya. However, large numbers of children are still out of school. The majority of the out-of-school children belong to ethnic minority groups and the rural and urban poor, who live in abject poverty. This situation is disturbing given that free primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Access to Education, Gender Bias
Gorant, JoAnne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The profession of athletic training has opened its doors to women, who now slightly outnumber men in the profession (Shingles, 2001; WATC, 1997, 2005). Unfortunately, this representation does not carry over into positions of high rank. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the lived experiences of female head athletic trainers in…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Females, Athletic Coaches, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Ka opua, Heipua – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the status of women of color in academe with a particular focus on Native Hawaiian women faculty. Using a qualitative narrative design, this research examined the experiences of tenured instructional Native Hawaiian women faculty (Na Wahine) at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Two research questions guided this inquiry: 1)…
Descriptors: Tenure, Women Faculty, Hawaiians, Minority Group Teachers
Schettino, Carmel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although the Gender Achievement Gap is closing in mathematics, the "interest gap" in pursuing STEM fields is not. Mathematics education research has discussed constructivist, student-centered and inclusive methods of teaching that have been found to encourage students that have underachieved and been underrepresented in STEM fields. One…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, STEM Education
Heaverlo, Carol Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Researchers, policymakers, business, and industry have indicated that the United States will experience a shortage of professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Several strategies have been suggested to address this shortage, one of which includes increasing the representation of girls and women in the…
Descriptors: Females, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Influence, Gender Bias
Johnson, Megan Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to reveal the ways in which first-generation women in Tanzania explained their success in pursuing a university education despite cultural and social obstacles. Such obstacles include social policies, socio-cultural factors, and academic factors. A review of the literature revealed that issues such as patriarchy,…
Descriptors: Females, Pregnancy, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
Acholonu, Omogbemiboluwa I. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The underrepresentation of women in Information Technology (IT) leadership positions is a problem that has affected the industry since its onset. It is posited that women face various barriers in advancing through the IT pipeline. This study reviews the findings of other qualitative and quantitative studies to identify any recurring patterns that…
Descriptors: Females, Information Technology, Women Administrators, Gender Bias
LaMonica, Laura Tripp – ProQuest LLC, 2010
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of women who both work and mother into the workforce in recent years. The patriarchal structure of the typical U.S. organization is based on rational-economic models and the "economic man" model of worker. This structure systematically disadvantages women who work and mother. The HRD function within…
Descriptors: Feminism, Mothers, Pregnancy, Data Analysis
Mays, Vida A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explores the lived experiences of six African American female administrators in Missouri public higher educational institutions. The Black Feminist Thought theory as espoused by Patricia Collins is the framework with which this research examines their leadership. The conceptual lens of race, gender, and class offers an opportunity to…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Women Administrators, Higher Education
Uzzo-Faruolo, Rosemary J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Current researchers indicate that the superintendency continues to be male dominated and aspirants are often unaware of the strategies necessary to achieve the position. The purpose of this researcher is to identify the challenges female administrators face in their quest for the superintendency and to explore, through a qualitative…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Superintendents, Barriers, Change Strategies
Chakraverty, Devasmita – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Women in medicine and biomedical research often face challenges to their retention, promotion, and advancement to leadership positions (McPhillips et al., 2007); they take longer to advance their careers, tend to serve at less research-intensive institutions and have shorter tenures compared to their male colleagues (White, McDade, Yamagata, &…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Biomedicine, Medical Research
Simmons, Cecil Max – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study tested whether the Stereotype Threat effect is mediated by achievement goals, in particular performance-avoidance goals. Threat level was altered before a difficult math test to observe how the endorsement by females of various achievement goal dimensions was affected. 222 people (96 females) in a pre-calculus class at a Mid-Western…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Females, Mathematics Tests, Identification
Stuckey, Jennifer W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A review of literature suggests women superintendents face several disadvantages gaining access to positions as public school district superintendents. This study focused on (1) which characteristics applied to the prediction of women superintendents in California public K-12 system; (2) if the predecessor's sex predicted for the successor's sex;…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Superintendents, Females, Gender Bias