'I Don't Want to Be a School Head' Women Deputy Heads' Insightful Constructions of Career Advancement and Retention

被引:22
作者
Oplatka, Izhar [1 ]
Tamir, Vered [2 ]
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Policy & Adm Educ, Constantiner Sch Educ, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Preparat Program, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
关键词
career advancement; deputy headship; female leadership; headship; PRINCIPALSHIP;
D O I
10.1177/1741143208100299
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
In light of feminist scholars who have called for challenging the epistemology of existing theories and concepts in social sciences and recreating an innovative knowledge in which women are the focus, the current study aimed at tracing the career stories of 25 Israeli female deputy heads who explicitly do not aspire to headship. These deputies hold a stance that is in sharp contrast with widespread beliefs on career aspiration and advancement, albeit that they are considered to be competent candidates for headship. The female deputies' stories revealed that they construct a clear and sharp distinction between the deputy's role and that of the school head. Whereas the former is perceived to be challenging and less complicated, leaving them sufficient space to establish informal, warm relationships with staff and students, the latter is portrayed as stressful, formal and essentially administrative-oriented. This distinction corroborates the dichotomy of masculine versus feminine leadership, and provides insight into new conceptions of headship and deputy headship in the era of marketization and accountability. Practical and empirical implications are suggested.
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页码:216 / 238
页数:23
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