Perspectives on Women's Higher Education Leadership from around the World / edited by Karen Jones [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Karen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women college administrators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2018.

Summary:

At this time in world history, numerous scholars have emphasized the importance of having greater diversity in leadership, and specifically having greater representation by women in leadership. In particular, providing women with greater access to higher education-and having role models for women in higher education leadership-has a beneficial ripple effect, given that postsecondary institutions shape the lives of future generations. Individuals, nations, and the world collectively pay a price when women are not given full opportunities to develop and contribute their talents by serving on senior-level leadership teams. This Special Issue, titled "Perspectives on Women's Higher Education Leadership From Around the World," offers an array of articles that present research findings from both qualitative and quantitative studies, along with narratives and best practices gleaned from the lived experiences of women in academic leadership from countries on four continents: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, China, and Saudi Arabia. Taken together, these articles offer a helpful overview of the literature related to women in higher education leadership worldwide, thus addressing previous concerns that much of the research has too often taken a Western perspective that reflects inaccurate assumptions for other cultural contexts.

Contents:

About the Special Issue Editors

Perspectives on Women's Higher Education Leadership From Around the

How Organizational Culture Shapes Women's Leadership Experiences

Ascending: An Exploration of Women's Leadership Advancement in the Role of Board of Trustee Chair

Rethinking Women's Leadership Development: Voices From the Trenches

The Implications of Contractual Terms of Employment for Women and Leadership: An Autoethnographic Study in UK Higher Education

Increasing Gender Diversity in Senior Roles in HE: Who Is Afraid of Positive Action?

Fixing the Women or Fixing Universities: Women in HE Leadership

Frank and Fearless: Supporting Academic Career Progression for Women in an Australian Program

Towards Social Justice in Institutions of Higher Learning: Addressing Gender Inequality in Science & Technology Through Capability Approach

Women and Leadership in Higher Education in China: Discourse and the Discursive Construction of Identity

An Overview of the Current State of Women's Leadership in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia and a Proposal for Future Research Directions.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (directory.doabooks.org, viewed March 27, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.