ijlel

International Journal on Lifelong Education and Leadership

2458-911X

Osman TİTREK

10.25233/ijlel.1552305

Education Management

Eğitim Yönetimi

Examining the Glass Ceiling Perceptions and Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Female Administrators and Teachers

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0855-3702

Karadaş

Halil

MARDİN ARTUKLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4005-7390

Erol

Songül

Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi

06 30 2025

11 1 11 24 09 18 2024 03 19 2025

2015

International Journal on Lifelong Education and Leadership

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between glass ceiling perceptions and self-efficacy perceptions of female administrators and teachers, to determine whether they differ according to certain variables, and to determine the relationship between the scales. 421 female administrators and teachers working in Artuklu center of Mardin province in the 2023-2024 academic year participated in the study conducted with quantitative method. The thirty-eight-item "Glass Ceiling Syndrome Scale" developed by Karacan (2007) and the ten-item "General Self-Efficacy Scale" developed by Aypay (2010) were used as collection tools in this study. After testing the reliability and validity of the scales, the data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression analyzes were used in data analysis. Considering the results of the research, it was determined that the glass ceiling perceptions of female administrators and teachers were at a medium level, and that glass ceiling perceptions showed a significant difference according to the variables of education level, union membership and place of duty, but there was no significant difference according to the marital status and professional experience variables. Self-efficacy perceptions were also found to be at a medium level. No significant relationship was found between the glass ceiling perceptions of female administrators and teachers and their self-efficacy perceptions. In accordance with this result, it was concluded that the perceived glass ceiling obstacle was a significant predictor of women's self-efficacy perceptions.

female administrator/teacher glass ceiling syndrome self-efficacy

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