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A female professional development teacher's journey in the northern areas of Pakistan (pdf 176kb)

This paper presents a learning journey of a female Professional Development Teacher (PDT) in the context of Northern Pakistan. This journey highlights difficulties for a female PDT in constructing her image as a leader or a change agent in a traditionally male dominated society.

The major challenge was the difficulty of putting the theory of leadership into the realities of the context. However, the supporting factors enabled her to establish herself as a leader. Supporting factors were guidance from the Head of Professional Development Center, North (PDCN), family support, continuous theory into practice, relationships, reflection on action, and colleagues' support.

From this experience she draws the processes and strategies for a female leader in a rural male dominated society, which could help others to learn. Based on her learning she gives recommendations to future female PDT's and other institutions which are striving to develop female leaders in the region.

 

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