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Rosser, Vicki J. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2003
As women begin to break through the midlevel ranks in academe, the empirical literature is beginning to emerge regarding the perceived differences in how women and men perform as leaders. Within this growing body of literature, researchers have found that there are important differences in the leadership styles, qualities, and priorities that…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Leadership Effectiveness, Deans
Daghistany, Ann – 1978
After defining professionalism and examining the researched disparities between men and women, the patriarchal model of professionalism is considered. The way that women have fared within the patriarchal model and four aspects of the model that would appear to benefit from feminization are discussed. The accepted sociological definition of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Attitude Change, College Faculty, Females
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Street, Sue; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A survey of 2,990 students, 520 faculty, and 270 administrators at 1 university investigated gender role preferences for "ideal woman,""ideal man," and perceptions of "most women,""most men," and "self". All groups preferred an androgynous "ideal woman" and a largely masculine sex-typed "ideal man". All described sex-typed perceptions of "most…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Androgyny, College Administration, College Faculty
Gappa, Judith M.; And Others – 1979
Differences in academic career participation by men and women and their marital and child bearing rates are assessed along with current research findings on dual-career faculty couples. Case study research on 10 dual-career couples is reviewed, with emphasis on familial relationships resulting from commitment to two careers. Observations regarding…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, College Faculty, Employed Parents, Employed Women
Alfred, Richard L.; Good, Mary F. – 1972
Latent factors involved in sex role determination in higher education and the professions were studied using educational and occupational data on the population of male and female students at each member college of the Metropolitan Junior College District, the population of non-academic staff employed by the district, the population of academic…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Choice, College Faculty, College Students
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Bailey, Jeffrey G. – Higher Education Management, 1994
A study in a new university investigated the relative importance of six factors (job security/promotion, availability of research resources, contribution to university mission, personal stimulation/challenge, colleague relationship, and professional recognition/development) on research commitment and productivity. Discipline, rank, and gender were…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty