The relationship between mentoring and instructional leadership effectiveness: Gender differences between school site leaders
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Conference Title
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association
Location
Virtual
Conference Dates
April 8-12, 2021
Date of Presentation
Spring 4-9-2021
Abstract
The disproportionate representation of women in K-12 school leadership positions may be reduced by providing supportive mentoring opportunities. Using survey response from 143 school site administrators in California, this study examines the perceived quality of mentoring experiences, perceived effectiveness as instructional leaders, and their association. Furthermore, differences due to mentor-mentee gender pairings are explored. Evidence was found to suggest that the quality of the mentoring experience is related to instructional leadership effectiveness. Moreover, when the relationships were investigated separately by gender, the association was only found for female participants. Analyses based on gender pairings also revealed gender-specific differences that suggest steps towards reducing sexism among school site leaders may be needed.
Recommended Citation
Britton, Kristi and Hackett, Rachelle Kisst, "The relationship between mentoring and instructional leadership effectiveness: Gender differences between school site leaders" (2021). Benerd College Faculty Presentations. 376.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ed-facpres/376
