A Study of Female Public High School Directors ;Analysis by Prefecture

这项研究的目的是调查教师中影响女性公立高中主任比例的地区特征和个人因素。主要的研究方法是对女校长和地方政府负责任命校长的官员进行访谈调查。本研究厘清了女校长的个人背景(任职年限、任职学校、转任历史、家庭状况)，并对男校长进行了对比调查。分析发现，一种对校长职位的职业形成是由参与每次转岗的人“委托”进行的一种“钦点-委托制度”。分析还表明，这种类型的制度可能会阻碍女教师形成职业生涯，成为主要职位，因为对各种生活事件的“调整”由每个教师个人自行决定。

The aim of this study is to investigate both regional characteristics and individual factors among teachers that influence the percentage of public high school directors that are women. The main research method was interview surveys targeting female principals and local government officials in charge of appointing school principals.This study clarified the individual context (number of years employed, schools where employed, transfer history, family conditions) for female school directors and made comparative investigations of male school principals.The analysis uncovered a type of "ichinin - entrusting system" in which career formation toward a school principal position is "entrusted" to those involved with each job transfer. The analysis also indicated that this type of system could hinder female teachers in forming a career toward a principal position as "adjustments" for various life events are left to the discretion of each individual teacher.