Open AccessLeadership Challenges of the Rural School Principal
Author(s) -
Barbara Ann Klocko,
Riley Justis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the rural educator/the rural educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2643-9662
pISSN - 0273-446X
DOI - 10.35608/ruraled.v40i3.571
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , stressor , instructional leadership , educational leadership , psychology , stress (linguistics) , pedagogy , mathematics education , clinical psychology , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , operating system
As stress impacts the organization and operations of a school, leader stressors may be determined by the setting, years of experience of the leader and the greater educational landscape in which the principal must lead. The researchers sought to differentiate between the perceived stress and joy of urban and rural school principals. Findings derived from this time series design inquiry suggest that despite external influence, there is limited change in reported stress of rural school principals. Though the leadership in any setting is complex and multi-faceted, the researchers identified and assessed contributing factors.