This article studies the consequence of social relationships between associates, administrators, and the unique educational environment on high levels of strain in school principals. According to the Demand–Support–Constraints model, the lack of social support in the workplace causes stress and burnout (Beausaert et al., 2016). Stress and burnout are plaguing school principals due to increased position expectations and decreased decision flexibility and autonomy. The school principal’s specific job responsibilities vary depending on the educational system.
School Principals’ Emotional Coping Process
This study uses the emotional-transactional paradigm to highlight how important it is for principals to include cognitive appraisal and specific emotions when dealing with stressful situations. It demonstrates that anger and worry are sources of mental trauma. School principals are faced with situations where they appear to have no option but to accept concessions and suppress their feelings to retain a peaceful school environment (Poirel & Yvon, 2014). Emotional competence appears to be a vital skill for principals to handle the stress that occurs at work, and leadership training in the modern era should include emotional and cognitive training for school leaders.
COVID‑19 Effects on Early Childhood Education and Care, and Research and Resources
The ramifications of a global health crisis for education are discussed in this article and the limitations of reviewing the literature on such a quickly moving topic. Threats to living standards and wellbeing, the strain on families and the escalation of injustices, changes in teaching techniques and the role of technology, and the disruption of higher learning and scholarship are among the subjects discussed. COVID-19 has sparked worldwide interest because those with more human support have had their lifestyles disturbed this time (Jalongo, 2021). The present pandemic has exposed people’s systems’ and responses’ inadequacy. In the context of the pandemic, it is hoped that cultures around the world will begin to link supportive psychosocial services, particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
Principal Time Management Skills
This article demonstrates how time management skills can help professionals in demanding settings make the most of limited time resources by emphasizing attention on high-priority issues, potentially improving overall job performance. The author discovered that proper time management is arguably complex, comprising abilities and conducts connected to short-term scheduling and time awareness (Grissom et al., 2015). In certain aspects, good time management is related to what previous research has described as more effective time investments. Principals who are good at managing their time devote considerable time to teaching and far less time to school politics.
Teacher Evaluation Demands, Time Use, Strain, and Turnover Among Tennessee School Administrators
The number of teacher observations has expanded dramatically due to current teacher evaluation changes around the world, increasing observers’ observational burdens. The paper “Examining the Demands of Teacher Evaluation” examines the relationships between observation-based loads, school administrator variation, time utilization, and strain (Hunter & Rodriguez, 2021). Using the concept of job demands-resources, this paper investigates the extent towards which observational demands are linked to school administrator-reported distress, turnover, and functional ability of time on three particular tasks. School administrators may be able to adapt to higher observation demands by limiting the time spent in observational talks, according to time-use evidence.
References
Beausaert, S., Froehlich, D., Devos, C., & Riley, P. (2016). Effects of support on stress and burnout in school principals. Educational Research, 58(4), 347-365.
Grissom, J., Loeb, S., & Mitani, H. (2015). Principal time management skills. Journal of Educational Administration, 53(6), 773-793.
Hunter, S., & Rodriguez, L. (2021). Examining the demands of teacher evaluation: Time use, strain, and turnover among Tennessee school administrators. Journal of Educational Administration, 59(6), 739-758.
Jalongo, M. (2021). The effects of COVID-19 on early childhood education and care: Research and resources for children, families, teachers, and teacher educators. Early Childhood Education Journal, 49(5), 763-774.
Poirel, E., & Yvon, F. (2014). School principals’ emotional coping process. Canadian Journal of Education, Vol. 37(No. 3, 2014), 1-23.