In the study reported on here we sought to identify teaching and general stressors, and how they contributed to work-family conflict among female teachers in urban public schools in Kenya. A total of 375 female teachers with at least their youngest child not yet in primary school completed a survey of closed and open-ended questions. Role theory,…

The workload of public educators has become increasingly complex in recent years. New and veteran teachers are facing a variety of internal and external challenges within the classroom environment. Internal challenges include, but are not limited to students with limited English skills, inclusion of students with special needs in the regular…

Previous research on China's labor market gender gaps has emphasized the human and political capital disadvantages of women and new discrimination in the reform era. Analyzing the China Urban Labor Survey/China Adult Literacy Survey, this paper shows that while women are significantly disadvantaged by various measures of human and political…

A qualitative study was conducted to explore how women urban high school principals experienced their entry into administration and their subsequent professional lives. Based on a review of the literature over the past three decades, this study also explored the influence, if any, gender and marital status have had on the lives of two women urban…

Analysis shows the character of city normal or training schools determines to a very large extent the character of the schools in which the children of the cities are taught. Recognizing the need of a comprehensive account of the organization, management, and work of the city normal or training schools, the author has made a careful study of them…