Abstract:
This study was a descriptive survey which sought to find out stereotypical perception of
the leadership of female heads of senior high school in the Kassena-Nankana
Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The sampled population for the study
included three headmasters and 89 teachers from three second cycle institutions in the
Kassena-Nankana Municipality. Questionnaire and interview were basically the
instruments used to gather data from the respondents. The results from the study
demonstrated that stakeholders still have negative views about the competency of women
who are into educational leadership. The study also revealed that most people still feel
that females cannot make efficient and effective leaders as compared to their male
counterparts. It is also clear from the study that, there are serious issues on under
representation of women as school heads due to leadership styles as a result of historical,
social, economic and organizational factors across national, cultural and occupational
context. It is recommended that civil society organisations, faith- based organisations,
colleges and universities re-examine their affirmative action and diversity action policies
and plans to evaluate the effectiveness of these policies and plans to bring about a more
diverse women faculty with structured mentoring activities and professional development
programmes that will help to reduce, if not eliminate barriers that gender stereotypical
perception on female leadership.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
AUGUST, 2016