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McKillop, Ewa and Moorosi, Pontso (2017) Career development of English female head-teachers : influences, decisions and perceptions. School Leadership & Management, 37 (4). pp. 334-353. doi:10.1080/13632434.2017.1338682 ISSN 1363-2434.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2017.1338682
Abstract
This paper presents findings from a study examining the career development experiences of female head-teachers in the south of England. Adapting a three-stage career model, the study examined different stages of the women’s lives and careers in order to understand what encouraged and influenced them to become educational leaders and how their experiences shaped their perceptions of headship. The study used semi-structured life story interviews to generate rich accounts of women’s lives from childhood. Findings suggest that parents exerted significant influence on the participants’ values and ambitions, while teachers influenced their career choices. Their perceptions of headship developed and changed over time, transforming from feelings of shock at the reality and the complexity of headship to control and confidence that increased over first, second and third headships.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Women school principals -- Great Britain , High school teachers , Career development | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | School Leadership & Management | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1363-2434 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 19 June 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 37 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 334-353 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13632434.2017.1338682 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 27 June 2017 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 19 January 2019 |
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