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Bellemans, Lore; Devos, Geert; Tuytens, Melissa; Vekeman, Eva – Journal of Educational Administration, 2023
Purpose: Work-related stress is a significant occupational health issue. Stress cannot be viewed separately from the perceptual or interpretive act by the individual. Self-efficacy is a personal characteristic that explains a high proportion of variation in the performance of school principals. Design/methodology/approach: The current study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Administrator Attitudes, Principals
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Collie, Rebecca J.; Granziera, Helena; Martin, Andrew J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which several workplace factors are implicated in school principals' well-being. Two job resources (i.e. participatory climate and collegial climate) and two job demands (i.e. barriers to professional learning and staff shortages) were investigated, along with two well-being outcomes…
Descriptors: Principals, Work Environment, Well Being, Administrator Role
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Cherkowski, Sabre; Kutsyuruba, Benjamin; Walker, Keith – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this multiyear research study is to examine leadership in K-12 schools using a positive organizational perspective to understand how to foster, support and encourage flourishing in schools. In this article, the authors describe the lived experiences of a small group of principals and vice-principals in K-12 schools…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Principals, Assistant Principals, Experience
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Walker, Annette Rosemarie – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: This article explores Jamaican secondary school principals' use of mindfulness meditation as a spiritual well-being strategy to manage their work-related stress and anxiety. Design/methodology/approach: The author used qualitative semi-structured interviews to collect the data from 12 Jamaican secondary school principals working in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Religious Factors, Well Being, Coping