Quality of Life at Work and Commitment of Public School Principals

The study aimed to identify the prevailing leadership styles (democratic,autocratic, and sedentary) among the principals of public schools and their relation to the quality of education from the point of view of the evaluators of the quality of education in Jordan. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (35) items dealing with two fields. The first field consisted of (15) items distributed to the prevailing leadership styles among the principals. The study sample consisted of (100) residents of the quality of education in the Ministry of Education. The study found that the three leadership styles of public school principals were in favor of the democratic leadership model with an average of 3.68 and a high degree of appreciation followed by an autocratic pattern with an average of 3.35 and a medium degree of appreciation. The mean pattern was average (2.60) with a medium degree of appreciation. The average level of assessment of the quality indicators of education and accountability was also found. The total arithmetic average of the axis (3.35). It also showed an average level of assessment of the indicators of the quality of education and accountability, where the total arithmetic average of the axis (3.35). The study found that the three leadership styles of public school principals were in favor of the democratic leadership pattern at an average of 3.68 and high, followed by the autocratic pattern with an average of 3.35 and a medium grade. The plurality came last with an average of (2.60) Education (adequacy, security, credibility, effectiveness), and a statistically significant relationship between prevailing leadership styles and the quality of education in Jordan. Based on the results, the study recommended activating and directing school principals to follow the democratic pattern in the practice of leadership and moving away from the autocratic and sedimentary patterns. he results also showed a strong positive correlation between leadership patterns of school principals and quality indicators of education. Based on the results, the study recommended activating and directing school principals to follow the democratic pattern in the practice of leadership and moving away from the autocratic and sedimentary patterns.

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Perceptions of Beginning Public School Principals

Journal of School Leadership ◽

10.1177/105268469300300207 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 186-202

Author(s):

James E. Lyons

Keyword(s):

Public School ◽

Time Management ◽

School Principals ◽

Beginning Principals ◽

New Principals ◽

Local School ◽

Principal's Role ◽

Public School Principals ◽

School Operations

This study was designed to determine the level of competency that beginning principals perceived they had in their primary areas of responsibility when appointed to the position. Secondarily, the study determined what beginning principals perceived to be their greatest challenges and frustrations, most familiar and most unfamiliar areas of responsibility, and who was most and least helpful to them as new principals. The findings indicated that beginning principals are challenged by the following: delegating responsibilities and becoming familiar with the principal's role, the local school, and school operations. Their major frustrations were role adjustment, the (large) amount of responsibility, and time management.

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Management of the Libidinal Impulses in Adolescents to Improve their Quality of Life

Dev Sanskriti Interdisciplinary International Journal ◽

10.36018/dsiij.v5i0.56 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 46-54

Author(s):

PARUL AGRAWAL ◽

PRANAV PANDYA

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Public School ◽

Control Group ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Group Design ◽

Mother Teresa ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group ◽

General Wellbeing

Aim of the present study was to examine the effect of yogic practices in managing libidinal impulses among adolescents and improving their quality of life. Experimental and control group design was used. Eighty samples were collected through accidental sampling (40 in experimental group and 40 in control group) from Mother Teresa Public School, Delhi. The students those who had high levels of libidinal impulses were selected. The age of the subjects ranged from 14-19 years. The students in the experimental group were made to do yogic practices regularly for 40 days. Libidinal Impulses Scale and PGI General Wellbeing Scale were used. The obtained values of t-test for Libidinal Impulses and General Wellbeing are significant at 0.01 level of confidence. The result of the study shows that yogic practices are significantly effective in reducing the levels of libidinal impulses and improve the level of quality of life of adolescents.

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Stress and Coping Among Public School Principals in a Midwest Metropolitan Sample

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244019829549 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 215824401982954 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jason A. Kaufman

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public School ◽

Elevated Level ◽

School Principals ◽

Coping Skills ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Future Research ◽

Public School Principals ◽

Leading Schools ◽

And Coping

The present study sought to investigate perceptions of stress and coping among public school principals. School principals are daily called upon to make decisions regarding a range of unscripted events. The position can be stressful, and stress is known to interfere with sound decision making. It was predicted that present samples of school principals would report a mean level of elevated stress. Contrary to expectations, school principals did not report an elevated level of stress. They instead reported an ostensibly effective reliance on problem-focused and emotion-focused coping skills. It remains unclear how the school principals developed such adaptive means for coping with the stress of leading schools. It is recommended that future research explore this question so that such skills may be transmitted to principals-in-training.

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US principals’ sensemaking of the future roles and responsibilities of school principals

Educational Management Administration & Leadership ◽

10.1177/1741143219896072 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 174114321989607

Author(s):

David B. Reid

Keyword(s):

Public School ◽

School Improvement ◽

School Principals ◽

School Principal ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Public School Principals ◽

Future Role ◽

Roles And Responsibilities ◽

The Future

School principals are fundamentally important to school improvement. Due in part to this importance, the roles and responsibilities of school principals are constantly evolving. To explore leader sensemaking about this phenomenon I conducted 30 interviews with 10 public school principals in the US state of New Jersey during the 2018–2019 school year. Specifically, in this study I asked: (a) What are current public school principals’ predictions of the future role of school principals? and (b) In what way(s) do these predictions shape principals’ thinking about remaining in the profession? The findings of this work indicate: (a) principals believe the future of the school principal will focus heavily on safety and security; (b) principals believe the future of the role will include an increased emphasis on supporting student and teacher emotion and mental health; and (c) principals believe their future role as a school leader will evolve in how they interact with parents/guardians. Finally, an analysis of data shows in some cases how principals make sense of the future of the profession shapes their thinking about remaining in or exiting the role of school principal. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

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