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Charlotte W. Holmes – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The high school principalship today requires a complex skill set steeped in relationship building, strategic oversight, and systemic approaches. Female principals of color not only have to develop this skill set, but also deal with the societal structures that inherently contain professional and personal obstacles that inhibit their abilities to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Principals, Rural Schools, Females
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Tran, Henry; Cunningham, Kathleen M. W.; Hardie, Suzy; Taylor, Tammy; Sauls, Rinice – Teachers College Record, 2023
Background/Context: Progressive human resources thinking has suggested the importance of employee experiences for workforce engagement, inclusion, and retention, but the intentional design of positive employee experiences requires a deep understanding of workers' lived experiences in order to respond to their differentiated needs. Although the…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Rural Schools, Work Environment, Teaching Experience
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Balakrishnan, Sashi Rekha; Soundararajan, Vasanthi; Parayitam, Satyanarayana – International Journal of Educational Management, 2022
Purpose: As teachers are considered "knowledge workers," the present study explores teacher performance in schools. A particular emphasis is given to assessing the performance of female teachers in the rural part of South India. Design/methodology/approach: After collecting data from 563 female teachers from four blocks in Nilgiris…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teachers, Females, Teacher Effectiveness
Jennifer G. Cournoyer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Women now comprise the majority of the higher education workforce; yet they still experience workplace aggression at alarming rates. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate workplace aggression among women colleagues at a small, rural community college. The study also sought to create a more supportive work environment for…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Aggression, Females, Peer Relationship
Baier, Hope C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to explore the worklife experiences and personal issues of female elementary assistant principals and examine the influence of these factors on their intent to remain in their position or leave. The worklife experiences and perceptions of female elementary assistant principals were categorized as institutional or…
Descriptors: Career Development, Assistant Principals, Women Administrators, Females
Lesisko, Lee J.; Wright, Robert J.; O'Hern, Brenda – Online Submission, 2010
School construction or renovation projects can have a profound affect on students, faculty and administration. The literature revealed that continuous communication is essential for a smooth process. This research identified bureaucratic issues and school climate to be leading factors of concern during construction projects. Analysis of this study…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Culture, School Construction, Educational Facilities Improvement