Abstract
This study explored the personal and professional trajectories to
school headship of five women heads, selected through snowball
sampling, in a province of Pakistan. The data collected through
semi-structured interviews revealed valuable insights into how
women heads of schools experienced headships. The data
revealed that women school heads faced challenging
circumstances in traditional and conservative communities.
These women took charge of the schools that faced lack of basic
physical facilities, education office cooperation, and resistance
from teachers in the way of positive change. Despite all these
difficulties, these women remained firm, took the challenge with
resolve and made a difference. Findings indicate commonalities
of experiences in the stories of these women school heads. The
study has important implications for stakeholders in the school
level education in Pakistan.
Ahsan-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ilyas Khan, Iffat Ara Hussain. (2018) Courage, Determination and Resilience: Career trajectories of Women school heads in Pakistan, The Dialogue, Volume 13, Issue 2.
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