According to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 34% of the nation's administrators are women. The reasons for this underrepresentation, particularly in educational administration, is unknown. The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors that had been researched from the Civil Rights movement (1955) to the present (1985) concerning women in educational administration in kindergarten through twelfth grade settings. A sample of 171 research studies (published and unpublished) was used for content analysis. / The methodology used to integrate the body of the literature was the meta-analytic approach introduced by Glass and updated by Hedges and Olkin (1985), listing factors, and averaging statistics. To categorize the studies, six categories introduced by Shakeshaft (1979) were adopted: behavior, structural determinants of organization, attitudes, barriers, profile, and status. / Overall, the majority of the studies were conducted in the eastern part of the United States; most of the researchers were female. Most studies used a survey design, questionnaires, and univariate statistics. The quality of the resarch was mediocre; the only variables to have consistent relationships with the quality of research were type of research and sex of the researcher. / The findings of the study are inconclusive; the question of why women are underrepresented in educational administration remains unanswered. Although this body of literature about women in educational administration introduced much information that was not known before, there are many aspects of the research that need improvement. More appropriate theoretical frameworks should be used, such as symbolic interaction, Marxism, ethno-Marxism, and radical humanism. The methodology of research should include more observational techniques to obtain first-hand information (ethnography). / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-07, Section: A, page: 1608. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76120 |
| Contributors | MOTAREF, SARA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 339 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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