GENDER BASED LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
A CASESTUDY OF MBALE DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58216/kjri.v4i2.41Keywords:
Women, administrators, management, leadership, Gender, head teachers, primary schools, Government-Grant Aided and GovernmentAbstract
Female head teachers in Uganda primary schools are affected by their earlier socialization and cultural understanding of their roles. Quite often women have been sidelined and their contributions in schools have not been recognized. Accordingly, there are very few female head teachers in Government Grant-Aided primary schools. These minimal numbers of women in decision making positions make Africa lose human resource in development. It is against this background that this study was aimed to explore the challenges faced female head teachers in Government Grant-Aided primary schools. The general question of the study was, ‘which unique challenges do female administrators face in Government Grant-Aided primary schools in Uganda? The findings of the study will act as a reference to other researchers within the same field of study and also provide a voice for female head teachers.
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