Research Reports: VACANCIES AT THE TOP: WHAT ARE THE CHANCES FOR WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK?

Authors

  • Patricia Smit University of the Western Cape

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

Patricia Smit, University of the Western Cape

PATRICIA SMIT has previously coordinated the Tertiary Education Linkages Project (a national capacity building program at the 17 historically black institutions) at the University of the Western Cape. Prior to that she was a social worker and educator in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces. At the moment she is a research student looking at what meaning middle and senior level managers make of leadership in higher education in South Africa. PATRICIA SMIT a coordonné le projet Tertiary Education Linkages (programme national de renforcement des capacités dans les 17 établissements qui accueillent traditionnellement des étudiants de race noire) à l'University of the Western Cape. Auparavant, elle a été travailleuse sociale et éducatrice dans les provinces de l'Ouest et de l'Est du Cap. Elle est actuellement étudiante en recherche et explore la signification accordée par les cadres intermédiaires et supérieurs au leadership dans l'enseignement supérieur en Afrique du Sud.

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Published

2003-09-01

How to Cite

Smit, P. (2003). Research Reports: VACANCIES AT THE TOP: WHAT ARE THE CHANCES FOR WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK?. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8708

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Vol. 38 No. 003 (2003)

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