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ABSTRACT
The aim of this qualitative-phenomenological study was to investigate Turkish female school administrators’ views on the concept of self-development and the techniques they adopt in their self-development process. Using snowball sampling, ten female school administrators participated in a semistructured interview. The obtained data were analyzed through the content analysis method and validity and reliability of the study were obtained thorough peer-debriefing, member checking and consistency checking. The findings pointed to a need to clear the current negative perceptions toward women school administrators. This study also showed that social roles that are attributed to women by society become obstacles for the self-development process of female school administrators, especially when they want to attend a developmental activity. Moreover, management of feelings, psychology and communication became the fields in which female school administrators needed to improve themselves. Findings showed that self-development is a notion worth exploring. Further conclusions and implications are discussed.
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Mehmet Sincar
Mehmet Sincar, PhD, is an associate professor in Educational Administration and Planning, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey. Email: [email protected]. His research focuses on theory and practice in educational administration, technology leadership, school development, educational change and leaders.
Zerrin Önen
Zerrin Önen is a PhD student in Educational Administration and Planning, University of Inonu, Malatya, Turkey. Email: [email protected]
Khalid Husny Arar
Khalid Husny Arar, PhD, specializes in research on policy analysis in education and higher education. He conducted studies in the Middle-East, Europe and in North America and in many other cross-national contexts. His research focuses broadly in equity and diversity in educationa leadership and higher education. Email: [email protected]