Warner, Allen R.2012-04-192012-04-192012-04-192012-04-19May 20112011-05http://hdl.handle.net/10657/272The gender gap in school principal leadership has continued, despite past records of successful leadership by women principals (Mertz, 2006). In the state of Texas, men staggeringly outnumber women in all of the prominent professions in society. Women in Texas make up 77.3 percent of all teachers (Texas Education Agency, 1998); nevertheless, males dominate in the field of education in administration. Research has shown the gender of Texas school principals has been correlated to state mandated testing for student success rates, but has received very little attention. While many studies have supported the evidence that differences in perception exist among men and women with regard to leadership qualities that equate success (Eagly, Karau,application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Secondary school principal's genderWomen principalsFemale administratorsFemale principalsWomen administratorsWomen school principals--Rating of--TexasSchools--Rating of--Texas2012-04-19Thesisborn digital