Weldeeyesus, Netsanet (2013) Challenges and Opportunities of Women to be Leaders in selected Governmental Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
The study was designed to investigate the factors that contribute to the low participation of women and to assess the opportunities that promote women’s participation in school leadership. Survey research method was conducted in five secondary schools and the data were collected using questionnaire, interview ,and focus group discussion from teachers, Addis Ababa city government education bureau gender expert, woredas education bureau officials ,vice principals, and a principal; then the data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Therefore the result revealed that the presence of strategies, plans, and policies, gender sensitivity of selection criteria of principals for secondary schools, regular revision of gender policies and strategies ,the presence of women affair departments and presence of on-job and pre-job trainings and the effectiveness of women in planning were the opportunities that encouraged women’s participation in school leadership. However, less commitment of officials to implement gender sensitive policies, negative stereotyping, fear of balancing family and professional work, informal network of men, absence of role models and low educational background of women were barriers for the low participation of women principals in secondary schools. Therefore, to enhance the participation of women principals in secondary schools, all officials should be committed to implement gender sensitive policies, awareness creation programs should be implemented to the society ,and strong network of women should be designed through which they can share experience.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2019 13:27 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2019 13:27 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9457 |
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