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(E-mail memo: Feb. 15, 2008)
NEXT MEETING: March 13 (Thurs.), 2008, 4:30-6:00PM, Berger Gallery, 207 College Hall, Duquesne University.
Presenter: Dr. Helen C. Sobehart, Associate Provost/Associate Academic Vice President at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bio: Dr. Helen C. Sobehart is Associate Provost/Associate Academic Vice President of Duquesne University, formerly Director of the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program, former school superintendent, and 2008 recipient of the Dr. Effie Jones Humanitarian Award from AASA. She publishes/speaks internationally on educational leadership, especially for women, editing national and international monographs, book chapters in Germany, and will edit the book resulting from an international scholarly women’s leadership conference.
Title: How in the World Are They Leading? A Scholarly Perspective on the Status of Women in Educational Leadership Worldwide
Abstract: This session will address outcomes of an international scholarly conference on women in educational leadership. At the fall 2006 Conference of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), members of the Women’s SIG emphasized the importance of understanding the status of women in educational leadership (both basic and higher education) across the globe. In order to do this, the group agreed to begin a two to three year process to gather and disseminate demographic and research information regarding the current status, as well as establish an agenda for future collaborative research. The first step to attain this goal was an invitational conference during the summer of 2007 at the Rome campus of Duquesne University. Through the collaboration of that university, UCEA and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), we identified scholars who represented every continent except Antarctica. The scholars, all of whom eagerly accepted the invitation to join an international community of learning regarding women in educational leadership, represent the following regions: Greece, Tanzania, Germany, Australia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Mexico, USA, China, Caribbean Islands, Uganda, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Egypt, Islamic Nations, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. Some of the topic included: Women and Educational Leadership in a Muslim Society; Gender Mainstreaming at German Universities; Women’s Leadership in Education Decentralization in Hong Kong; Prospects and Challenges for Women Seeking Careers and Professional Development in School Administration and Leadership in the Ugandan Education System; Opportunities in Non-formal Education in Bangladesh; Portraying Women Administrators: Turkish Cases; and A Photographic Journey of Discovery: Women and Children in Dominica, West Indies.
