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The Role Of Spirituality In Women's Leadership At Community Colleges, Carol L. Hedberg
The Role Of Spirituality In Women's Leadership At Community Colleges, Carol L. Hedberg
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This qualitative research study examined the role of women's leadership in Iowa community colleges. Administrative leaders from community college settings, recommended by their presidents, wrote narratives about effective leadership traits and from these narratives, four women leaders were selected and later interviewed. Key thematic categories were developed from the written and verbal narratives. The resulting data set was then analyzed by a comparative case study approach. Emerging thematic categories were interpreted through the lens of four primary research questions addressing the relationship between gender, spirituality, and authentic leadership.
A plethora of issues surfaced from the data. Issues of gender and …