Author : Carmela Marisa Levy-David
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Book Synopsis Agency, Mentorship, and Self-efficacy by : Carmela Marisa Levy-David
Download or read book Agency, Mentorship, and Self-efficacy written by Carmela Marisa Levy-David and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this qualitative case study was to revisit Bandura’s agency, self-efficacy theory, and Kram’s mentor theory to address the disproportionality between the number of men and women superintendents in Texas. Despite extensive female representation in classrooms, campus leadership, and central office positions, the number of women superintendents remained relatively unchanged for nearly a decade. Access to mentors, leadership pipelines, career pathways, and other factors was examined to identify current and prior barriers to promotion. Semistructured interviews gathered reflections and experiences from the lens of seven current women superintendents and six mentors of women superintendents. Survey responses from women superintendents were also collected. Thematic coding of interviews facilitated the analysis of the data. Findings included the potential benefits of increasing agentic behaviors and self-efficacy through supportive mentoring relationships before and after women entered the superintendency. Keywords: agency, mentoring, self-efficacy, women, superintendency, gender, networking, sponsorship, gatekeepers, leadership, gender bias, career pathways, case study, qualitative, pluralistic, access, coaching, surveys, interviews, themes