"I Changed My Management Style": The Cross-Gender Transition of Women Headteachers in Mid-Career.

Oplatka, Izhar

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ERIC Number: EJ632421

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Publication Date: 2001

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"I Changed My Management Style": The Cross-Gender Transition of Women Headteachers in Mid-Career.

Oplatka, Izhar

School Leadership & Management, v21 n2 p219-33 May 2001

Outlines experiences of 25 midcareer elementary teachers in Israel, exploring what happens to their management styles after several years. Through inductive analysis of lifestories data, revealed that 13 of the principals experienced cross-gender transition in relation to their managerial styles; 12 did not change their styles at all. Discusses practical implications. (Contains 39 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Career Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Leadership Styles, Principals, Women Administrators, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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