INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTORS PREVENTING WOMEN TO BE MANAGERS IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine what factors prevent women from being administrators in educational administration. For this purpose, interviews were conducted with female school administrators. The case study pattern, one of the qualitative research models, was used as a model in the research. The sample of the study consists of 12 female education administrators working in schools in the province of Elazig in the 2022-2023 academic year with the criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling types. In the research, the interview form was used to determine the factors that prevent women from being administrators in education administration. The interview form, which includes open-ended questions, is called “Interview Form for Evaluation of Factors Preventing Female School Administrators from Being Managers”. The data collected through the "Interview Form for the Evaluation of Factors Preventing Female School Administrators from Being Managers" were analyzed by content analysis method. In the research, it was determined that being a woman is effective in being a manager. In addition, it has been determined that being a female administrator is effective in relations with school stakeholders. In addition to these, it was determined that the low number of female managers was affected by various personal, social, family and professional factors.