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Download full textDuncan, P. Kay; Rathmel, Karen – 1995
Ways in which women practice power in the central office and the perceptions of those practices are explored in this study. The paper raises the questions: "How can a woman be perceived as successful in a central-office administrative position?""How is success defined by those with whom she works?" and "What do her colleagues accept as successful…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Brunner, C. Cryss; Duncan, P. Kay – 1994
Many female administrators fear that white male culture will not allow them to be viewed as successful and powerful unless they behave as "ladies should." To explore such fears, this study examined the definition and application of power within the practice of women educational administrators. The purpose of the research was to construct a theory…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Higher Education
Duncan, P. Kay – 1995
When a woman is promoted to an administrative role in a central office, her transition can be especially difficult. Aspects of the socialization issues resident in this experience, as revealed in a narrative study of one woman administrator's experiences, are reported. The narrative, drawn from journal entries made during the administrator's first…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Power Structure
Peer reviewedDuncan, P. Kay – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1999
The author, formerly a principal, examines her experience as a research subject to demonstrate the harmful potential of qualitative research that tries too hard to "emancipate" participants. She herself became a casualty of invasive inquiry, defined as a violation of self. Personalization of study findings is ill-advised. (24 references)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Power Structure, Qualitative Research
Duncan, P. Kay; Skarstad, Kirsten – 1995
Research indicates that others' perceptions of the success of a woman administrator are related to whether the woman fits into the range of expected behavior for women in our society, including the way in which she wields power. To explore this phenomenon, this study examined the leadership temperament of the woman administrator and how it…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gender Issues
Duncan, P. Kay; Seguin, Cynthia Anast; Spaulding, Wendy – 1999
This paper presents a case study illustrating the experiences of a first-year elementary-school principal. It follows her through her 18 months on the job, and analyzes the factors contributing to her ouster. The data for the study were gathered through two interviews with the principal and interviews with five other persons in her school…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Case Studies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
