MAKING THE CHANGE: A BASIC QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN TO MAKE THE CHANGE FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTITIONER TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATOR IN A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Gould-Otto, Linda R.. (2015). MAKING THE CHANGE: A BASIC QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN TO MAKE THE CHANGE FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTITIONER TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATOR IN A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Theses and Dissertations Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/etd/items/gouldotto_idaho_0089e_10464.html
- Title:
- MAKING THE CHANGE: A BASIC QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN TO MAKE THE CHANGE FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTITIONER TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATOR IN A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- Author:
- Gould-Otto, Linda R.
- Date:
- 2015
- Program:
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Subject Category:
- Education
- Abstract:
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This basic qualitative study presents an examination of the factors that influence a woman in a successful information technology career in industry to change to a career teaching information technology in a community or technical college. The purpose of this investigation was to gain an understanding of this change and create a basis for future development of theory to explain it. The research question used to guide this study was: What factors contribute to a woman leaving a successful career in the field of information technology for a position as an information technology instructor in a community or technical college?
The findings of the study indicate that multiple factors influence a woman when making this change from practitioners of information technology to educators in information technology. The personal interests of the participants were the most significant factor, but their stage-in-life and their feelings of receiving different treatment from men in industry also played a part.
- Description:
- doctoral, Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction -- University of Idaho - College of Graduate Studies, 2015
- Major Professor:
- Kroth, Michael
- Committee:
- Cannon, John G.; Dixon, Raymond A.; Henscheid, Jean M.
- Defense Date:
- 2015
- Identifier:
- GouldOtto_idaho_0089E_10464
- Type:
- Text
- Format Original:
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/