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Isaac, Carol A.; Behar-Horenstein, Linda S.; Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
The term "leadership" metaphorically embodies a gendered hierarchy of labour. In this study women deans' values were found to be incongruent with the masculine discourse creating inner conflicts and alternative discourses. Data collected from 10 women deans from both male-dominated and female-dominated colleges were used to deconstruct leadership…
Descriptors: Females, Leadership Qualities, Leadership, Deans
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Karlsson, Curt – Higher Education Management, 1996
Evolution of the relationship between academic and administrative functions in Swedish universities is traced over 30 years. Attention is given to a shift toward administrative power during a period of university democratization, and partial restoration of academic leadership in the 1990s. Two distinct patterns of administrative structure are…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Change Strategies