Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology
انجمن جامعه شناسی آموزش و پرورش ایران
Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology
Literature & Humanities
http://iase-idje.ir
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2645-3460
10.61186/ijes
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2018
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The narrative Study of women's developmental experiences at senior management posts in Tehran's higher education institutions
تخصصي
Special
پژوهشي
Research Article
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Purpose</strong>: Today, women's participation in economic and business activities, along with the evolution of their employment, has created fundamental changes in their traditional role. The purpose of this research is to examine the women's semantic understanding of their developmental experiences at senior management positions in higher education institutions using a qualitative research methodology in narrative studies. For this purpose, an in-depth interview was used to access narratives. <strong>Methodolgoy</strong>: The research participants comprise 20 women in senior management posts in Tehran's higher education institutions who were selected through purposive sampling. The findings of the study, using the method of thematic analysis, have identified the factors that promote women's development in senior management positions in three themes: individual, organizational and socio cultural, and five themes of growth and training and family, personal characteristics, attitudes of employees and officials, community attitudes.<strong>Findings</strong>: The findings of the study, have identified the factors preventing women's development in senior management positions in three main themes of individual, organizational and cultural-social and seven themes of growth and training and education, family, personal characteristics, discrimination, attitudes of employees and officials, community attitudes, cultural stereotypes. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Research shows that successful women leaders have unique a self-concept that allows them to overcome traditional gender boundaries.</div>
narrative, developmental experiences, self-concept, higher education institutions
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Narges
gholizadeh jourab
nargesgholizadeh@yahoo.com
10031947532846004828
10031947532846004828
Yes
Ph.D. Student of Organizational Development and Human Resources Development, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Iran
Abbas
Nargesian
hasanboudlaie@ut.ac.ir
10031947532846004829
10031947532846004829
No
Academic staff of Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Iran
hasan
boudlaie
anargesian@ut.ac.ir
10031947532846004830
10031947532846004830
No
Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran
Soheila
Bourghaei Farahani
soheil_15148@yahoo.com
10031947532846004831
10031947532846004831
No
Academic staff of the Ministry of Science, Iran