Research Reports: "PUBLISH OR PERISH": AN INVESTIGATION INTO ACADEMIC WOMEN'S ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION AS THE MAIN CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION IN KENYAN UNIVERSITIES

Authors

  • Jane Onsongo Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi

Abstract

The 4 small scale studies reported here have been included to indicate some of the complex processes emerging as part of an engagement with gender equality concerns in Commonwealth universities and the potential for larger and more in depth examination of these issues. The studies, mostly conducted as projects for Masters degree dissertations, highlight the potential of qualitative methodologies in casting light on the multiple spaces in which gender inequality persists despite some considerable expansion of student enrolment to include women. A number of the authors as postgraduate students examining gender issues in higher education remarked on the dearth of studies on this theme outside the UK, Australia and North America. Their own work, published here, is an attempt to redress that balance.

Author Biography

Jane Onsongo, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi

JANE ONSONGO is a lecturer in the Department of Education in the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. She teaches Education Administration, Gender and Education, and teaching and learning methods. Her research interests are gender issues in higher education, women's participation in university management, and women and research. She is currently undertaking doctoral studies at University College London, UK, focusing on women managers' experiences in Kenyan universities. JANE ONSONGO est conférencière au département de l'éducation de la Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. Elle donne un cours intitulé Education Administration, Gender and Education, et enseigne des méthodes d'enseignement et d'apprentissage. Ses intérêts en matière de recherche portent sur les questions de genre dans l'enseignement supérieur, la participation des femmes ci la gestion universitaire, ainsi que les femmes et la recherche. Elle poursuit actuellement ci l'University College London, R.-U., des études de doctorat axées sur les expériences des femmes gestionnaires dans les universités du Kenya.

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Published

2003-09-01

How to Cite

Onsongo, J. (2003). Research Reports: "PUBLISH OR PERISH": AN INVESTIGATION INTO ACADEMIC WOMEN’S ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION AS THE MAIN CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION IN KENYAN UNIVERSITIES. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8707

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Vol. 38 No. 003 (2003)

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