Gender Differences among New Recruits to School Administration: Cautionary Footnotes to an Optimistic Tale.

Riehl, Carolyn; Byrd, Mark A.

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ERIC Number: EJ545440

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Gender Differences among New Recruits to School Administration: Cautionary Footnotes to an Optimistic Tale.

Riehl, Carolyn; Byrd, Mark A.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v19 n1 p45-64 Spr 1997

Factors associated with the career move from teaching to educational administration were studied using nationally representative data from 4,800 teachers. Overall, socialization factors were salient for men and women, but a woman's predicted probability of becoming an administrator remained far below that of a man. (SLD)

Descriptors: Administrators, Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Individual Characteristics, Probability, Sex Differences, Socialization, Teachers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by the Center for Research on Learning and Schooling, University of Michigan.