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Leadership Rowan: Impact On Student Development Of Self-Authorship, Rebecca Kraft Spinks
Leadership Rowan: Impact On Student Development Of Self-Authorship, Rebecca Kraft Spinks
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Leadership Rowan on student participants in regards to development of self-authorship. The study examined students who have been involved with Leadership Rowan for at least one year to determine the impact of the program on the student's personal development of self-authorship. A survey was distributed on campus to students who were involved with Leadership Rowan for at least one year at the time of the study. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected, and content analysis was used to identify themes in the data. Results of the data revealed …
Overcoming Isolation As A Woman In The Male-Dominated Superintendency, Melissa Ann Mccooley
Overcoming Isolation As A Woman In The Male-Dominated Superintendency, Melissa Ann Mccooley
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this hermeneutical phenomenological study was to explore the attributes associated with the leadership of women superintendents and how they overcome isolation in a predominantly male-dominated field. Through a feminist lens, I explored the manner in which women serve as superintendents, particularly, the manner in which they overcome isolation in a male-dominated field. Eleven women, including myself as the researcher, currently serving as superintendents in New Jersey participated in this study. Through the use of graphic elicitation and interviews the participants revealed an array of instances that enhance the feeling of isolation as a woman in the male-dominated …