ERIC_NO: EJ632421
TITLE: "I Changed My Management Style": The Cross-Gender Transition of Women Headteachers in Mid-Career.
AUTHOR: Oplatka, Izhar
PUBLICATION_DATE: 2001
JOURNAL_CITATION: School Leadership & Management; v21 n2 p219-33 May 2001
ABSTRACT: Outlines experiences of 25 midcareer elementary teachers in Israel, exploring what happens to their management styles after several years. Through inductive analysis of lifestories data, revealed that 13 of the principals experienced cross-gender transition in relation to their managerial styles; 12 did not change their styles at all. Discusses practical implications. (Contains 39 references.) (MLH)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Career Change; Gender Issues; Leadership Styles; Principals; Women Administrators;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Work Environment;
IDENTIFIERS: *Israel
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 143
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: EA538568
ISSN: ISSN-1363-2434
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_ISSUE: CIJMAR2002