Women in school leadership / N. Mythili.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mythili, N., 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women school administrators--India.

Women school administrators.

Feminism and education--India.

Feminism and education.

Leadership in women--India.

Leadership in women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Mathura Road : SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd., 2019.

Summary:

School leadership quality is among the biggest factors ensuring high-quality student learning worldwide. Women school leaders develop greater interactivity with children, helping them achieve greater engagement with learning and better results. Developing women school leaders is therefore key to improving school education in India and across the world. The proportion of women teachers in developing countries, including India, has risen significantly in recent years. However, their participation in school leadership is comparatively low due to ingrained negative perceptions as well as several sociocultural barriers. Women in School Leadership aims to document vividly the initiative by women, especially in developing countries, to achieve parity in school leadership. It analyses and interprets qualitative primary data collected from detailed case studies of women school heads, and secondary data from Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE), the Indian national database for school information, as per a multi-disciplinary approach. The book validates the current level of progress and suggests ways to improve the situation further through policy measures and by reducing barriers to women's school leadership development. Success in this endeavour is expected to lead to gender equality, scope for fair access and the promotion of the merit principle in education, competition and employment opportunities in schools.

Contents:

Preface

School leadership of women in developing countries : perspectives and practices

Career and human development

Participation of women in school leadership positions in India : opportunities and outcomes

Ladder of school leadership of women

Determinants of school leadership of successful women in India

Legitimization of school leadership of women

Theorizing school leadership of women in Indian context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789353287702

9353287707

9789353283803

9353283809

9789353283797

9353283795

OCLC:

1088600781