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- Title
Factors Contributing to the Lack of Female Leadership in School Physical Education.
- Authors
Bloot, Regina; Browne, Jennifer
- Abstract
This paper focuses on reasons why so few females hold head of department positions in physical education in government secondary schools in Western Australia. Despite the almost equitable proportion of females and males teaching the subject, and the absence of Ministry of Education policy constraints on female promotion since 1972, women held only 5 (7%) of the 70 substantive head of department appointments in 1991. In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 female physical education teachers to document their career experiences and aspirations. Analysis revealed that constraints on the promotion of females were based primarily on stereotypic attitudes and expectations regarding gender roles, and comprised systemic, attitudinal, and internalized barriers. It is proposed that social settings from studentship, through teacher education, to the teaching environment could play a crucial role in shaping and nurturing the career decisions and aspirations of female teachers.
- Subjects
WESTERN Australia; GENDER mainstreaming; FEMINISM; DISCRIMINATION in education; WOMEN'S rights; WOMEN teachers; WOMEN physical education teachers; SOCIAL conditions of women; SOCIAL history; EDUCATION
- Publication
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1994, Vol 14, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
0273-5024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jtpe.14.1.34