The Delicate Balancing Act: Challenges and Successes Facing College Student Women in Formal Leadership Roles

Autor/in	Haber-Curran, Paige
Titel	The Delicate Balancing Act: Challenges and Successes Facing College Student Women in Formal Leadership Roles
Quelle	In: NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 6 (2013) 1, S.71-98 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-7882
DOI	10.1515/njawhe-2013-0005
Schlagwörter	Leadership Role; Womens Education; Qualitative Research; Student Organizations; Case Studies; Phenomenology; Interviews; Focus Groups; Success; Barriers; Females; Student Leadership; College Seniors; Content Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Qualitative Forschung; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erfolg; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studentenwerk; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Inhaltsanalyse
Abstract	This qualitative study focused on the successes and challenges experienced by four undergraduate college women while holding top leadership roles in student organizations. Interpretive and descriptive qualitative research methods were employed with aspects of case study and phenomenological approaches of inquiry. Data were collected through one-on-one in-depth interviews, a focus group interview, and participant journals. Results suggest the women's perceptions of their leadership successes were externally focused, emphasizing the organization and helping develop group members. The challenges faced by the women involved difficulty in balancing relationship and task behaviors, difficulty in balancing the roles of leader and friend, and challenges faced by the larger organizational and environmental context. These findings are examined alongside existing literature. Implications for supporting college women in formal leadership roles are presented, along with recommendations for future research. (Contains 1 table and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10