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Abstract
This paper conceptualizes queue theory (Tallerico & Blount, 2004) to discuss a mixed-methods study that determined the career patterns of senior educational administrators in public school divisions in Manitoba, Canada, compared by position, context and sex. Findings indicate that queue theory has merit for describing the career paths of senior administrators in Manitoba, but it must be qualified. Context creates labour queue stratifications based on educational level (access), the extent to which senior administrators are channeled into traditional career paths, and number of positions served overall. Context, sex and position interact to form queues based on leaves from service, and create discrepancies on the experiences of career supports and work challenges.
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Cet article conceptualise la théorie des files d’attente (Tallerico et Blount, 2004) pour exposer les résultats d’une étude basée sur des méthodologies diverses, étude ayant établi les parcours professionnels d’administrateurs scolaires « seniors » au sein des divisions scolaires publiques manitobaines, au Canada, en les comparant par position, contexte et sexe. Les résultats démontrent que la théorie des files d’attente est pertinente lorsqu’il s’agit de décrire le parcours professionnel des cadres supérieurs au Manitoba, mais que celle-ci doit être nuancée. Le contexte génère une stratification des files d’attente des candidats, fondée sur le niveau d’éducation (accès), la mesure dans laquelle les cadres supérieurs sont orientés dans des parcours professionnels traditionnels et le nombre de positions occupées dans son ensemble. Le contexte, le sexe et la position hiérarchique interagissent pour produire des files d’attente alimentées par les départs et créer des divergences entre les outils de développement de carrière et les défis de l’emploi.
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Biographical note
Dawn C. Wallin is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. She has acted in various executive capacities for the Canadian research community, including the vice-president of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, president and secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, and president of the Canadian Association for the Study of Women and Education. Her areas of research focus on educational governance, rural education, career paths in educational administration, and women in leadership.
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Note biographique
DAWN C. WALLIN est professeur agrégée à la Faculté des sciences de l’éducation de l’Université du Manitoba. Elle a occupé diverses fonctions au sein de la communauté de recherche au Canada, incluant les postes de vice-présidente de la Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation, présidente et secrétaire-trésorière de l’Association canadienne pour l’étude de l’administration scolaire et présidente de l’Association canadienne pour l’étude sur les femmes et l’éducation. Ses intérêts de recherche ciblent la gouvernance en éducation, l’éducation en région rurale, les parcours professionnels en administration scolaire et le leadership féminin.