This book advocates for informed leaders who are aware of the larger historical, political-
economic, sociological, and philosophical issues that surround the schools and …

This article presents the results of an exploratory study of women in educational
administration that focused on women's decisions to enter educational administration …

Background: Concerns about work-family conflicts are becoming an increasing problem for
women administrators. Yet these concerns have been overshadowed in the educational …

Purpose: In this article, the authors highlight three constraints—structural time crisis (Schor,
1991) ideal worker norms (Williams, 2000), and labor and occupational queues (Reskin & …

How do schools sustain a collaborative, inclusive culture in these times of high-stakes
testing and standardization? Through the story of a progressively minded public elementary …

The American Society for Public Administration's (ASPA) Code of Ethics commits it to
representativeness, fairness, equality, and affirmative action. Notwithstanding these goals …

Purpose–The purpose of this research is to examine female principal leadership practices
that are considered crucial in the effectiveness and improvement of schools and school …

This study investigated the role perceptions of principals and whether gender influenced
those perceptions. Results indicate that the job of principals has changed significantly …

The superintendent is the highest ranking administrator in a school district (Katz, 2005).
Despite increasing trends of women advancing in the fields of business and government, the …

Various national and international communities have addressed women's issues and taken
various efforts to empower them so as to enhance their social and health status and involve …