Ordered Chaos: The Implications Of Childrearing In The Underrepresentation Of Women In Educational Leadership Positions

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Angela Trivette Wright (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Advisor
Kelly Clark Keefe

Abstract: The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the intersection of the roles of motherhood and educational leadership. The primary focus of this feminist research was to explore how women maintain dual roles as mothers of young children and senior-level educational leaders in public schools, community colleges, and universities. More specifically, this research examined how women who maintain these dual roles describe maneuvering through the personal and professional dimensions of their lives and the perceptions they develop of themselves along the way. The results of this research are intended to contribute to theory that helps explicate the dual meanings held by women attempting to straddle the social categories of "mother" and "professional," specifically mothers caring for young children who also maintain high-level positions in educational leadership.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Wright, A. (2008). Ordered Chaos: The Implications Of Childrearing In The Underrepresentation Of Women In Educational Leadership Positions. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Language: English
Date: 2008
Keywords
motherhood, education, educational leadership, family, professional, feminist research

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