ABSTRACT

Women academics confront obstacles in their professional lives. This paper explores the challenges that these women face in Jordanian higher education. The study adopts a social constructivist approach that integrates auto-ethnography and co-constructed storytelling techniques. This is primarily conducted to provide an insider’s view into the academic experiences of Jordanian women. Such methods allow for the development of social insights that may be traditionally hindered when using positivistic methodologies. The findings generated from the stories narrated by three academic women indicate challenges allied to their experiences, expectations, and gender. The findings show that the identified challenges are culturally bound and are attributed to Jordan’s Arabic patriarchal mindset. Women academics in this study are considered ‘determined’, as they successfully overcome significant impediments.

摘要

女性学者在职业生涯中面临障碍。本文探讨了这些女性在约旦高等教育中面临的挑战。该研究采用社会建构主义方法，将自我民族志和共同构建的讲故事技术相结合。这主要是为了提供内部人士对约旦女性学术经历的看法。这种方法允许发展在使用实证方法时可能传统上受到阻碍的社会见解。从三位学术女性讲述的故事中得出的调查结果表明，与她们的经历、期望和性别相关的挑战。调查结果表明，已确定的挑战与文化有关，并归因于约旦的阿拉伯父权制心态。本研究中的女性学者被认为是“坚定的”，