The nature of women's power : an interpretive analysis of perceptions of selected senior administrators in higher education
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Talula Cartwright (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Lois V. Edinger
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of power to women who are in a position to have it and to use it. This was accomplished in the following manner: (a) constructing a conceptual framework of women's power from the author's personal reflections and selected pertinent research (b) conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with five senior administrators from higher education; (c) developing a thematic analysis of the data that emerged from these interviews; (d) interpreting the themes theoretically and personally against a background of the relevant literature and the researcher's reflections; (e) suggesting a new paradigm that is more appropriate for women's power. The investigation was conducted through the qualitatively analytical technique of interpretive inquiry. Data gathered from the interviews were phenomenologically analyzed to reveal how the selected senior administrators perceived power generally and their own power specifically. Identified perceptions of power were interpreted theoretically and personally within the previously constructed conceptual frame work.
The nature of women's power : an interpretive analysis of perceptions of selected senior administrators in higher education
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1988
- Subjects
- Women school administrators $x Attitudes
- Control (Psychology)