School Principals' Opinions on the Meaning and Sources of Workload

Autor/inn/en	Türkoglu, Muhammet Emin; Cansoy, Ramazan
Titel	School Principals' Opinions on the Meaning and Sources of Workload
Quelle	In: International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 7 (2020) 1, S.177-191 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-3868
Schlagwörter	Principals; School Administration; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Responsibility; Coping; Foreign Countries; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Time Management; Stress Variables; Family Work Relationship; Public Schools; Human Resources; Leadership Effectiveness; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Bewältigung; Ausland; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Zeitmanagement; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Humankapital; Führungseffizienz; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of this research is to examine various factors affecting workload of principals including psychological effects and coping strategies. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 13 principals. Participants consisted of primary and secondary school principals in a province in the Western Black Sea Region, Turkey. According to the research, principals perceive workload as work that limits the time, they want to devote to improving education. Therefore, the main sources of workload were perceived as having to run errands at school, time pressure, human resource-based problems, unnecessary formal daily routines and high email volume. Finally, it was found that principals' coping strategies were not effective, and that workload caused work-family conflict, stress and emotional wear and tear. Thus, this research contributes to the theoretical framework related to workload. It is suggested to organize bureaucratic procedures in schools, share leadership, establish training programs for principals, raise awareness of principals on time management, and employ assistant principals and other technical personnel where there is staff shortage. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01