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A Little Loud and a Little Alone: A Phenomenology of Leadership Identity Construction Among Women in Higher Education Technology
Abstract
This qualitative study is an exploration of how women in higher education information technology (IT) positions navigate constructing their leadership identities. This includes the messy, personal, internal identity work that occurs prior to claiming their leadership identities on the public stage, followed by an examination of what the experience of attempting to claim and negotiate a leadership identity is like in the social context of their organizations. This educational and sociological study employs an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach with a series of three interviews per participant that allowed the researcher to deeply explore the personal identity experiences of participants. Findings reveal that women in IT experience challenges that can hinder their ability to successfully claim and establish a leadership identity. Women in IT and IT organizations will benefit from the knowledge generated in this study.
Subject Area
Educational leadership|Educational sociology|Educational administration|Higher education
Recommended Citation
Barry, Amy, "A Little Loud and a Little Alone: A Phenomenology of Leadership Identity Construction Among Women in Higher Education Technology" (2024). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI31140778.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI31140778