Research Article

Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator

Volume: 12 Number: 2 April 15, 2023
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Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator

Abstract

The glass escalator is a metaphor used to describe how men in feminized workplaces move up career ladders, and this study aims to determine the experiences of male pre-school principals and the possible effects of cultural values on the results of the glass escalator through the ranks because of gender norms and job expectations. In this context, meetings are held with four school principals, working in Kocaeli and in pre-school education institutions. As an interpretive approach, phenomenology is used in the study. The criterion sampling method and the snowball sampling method, which are among the purposeful sampling methods, are used together in forming the working group. Research findings are discussed in terms of individual and cultural factors. The former is mainly related to the preferences of male principals, who tend to see working in pre-school institutions as an opportunity for promotion. This perspective is discussed from the standpoint of ‘visibility’, which emerges as an advantageous feature for men but not for women. Cultural factors, on the other hand, are related to culturally-influenced beliefs regarding male and female roles. Because management is seen as a male occupation, female teachers also prefer and support male principals.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2023

Submission Date

July 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Erkol, H. (2023). Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 12(2), 292-302. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.971199
AMA
1.Erkol H. Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator. BUEFAD. 2023;12(2):292-302. doi:10.14686/buefad.971199
Chicago
Erkol, Hilal. 2023. “Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 12 (2): 292-302. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.971199.
EndNote
Erkol H (April 1, 2023) Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 12 2 292–302.
IEEE
[1]H. Erkol, “Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator”, BUEFAD, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 292–302, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.14686/buefad.971199.
ISNAD
Erkol, Hilal. “Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 12/2 (April 1, 2023): 292-302. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.971199.
JAMA
1.Erkol H. Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator. BUEFAD. 2023;12:292–302.
MLA
Erkol, Hilal. “Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, vol. 12, no. 2, Apr. 2023, pp. 292-0, doi:10.14686/buefad.971199.
Vancouver
1.Hilal Erkol. Male Pre-School Principals’ Experiences on Glass Escalator. BUEFAD. 2023 Apr. 1;12(2):292-30. doi:10.14686/buefad.971199

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