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Principal Stress: Working In Conflicting Paradigms From Newtonian To New Science, Shelley Kresyman
Principal Stress: Working In Conflicting Paradigms From Newtonian To New Science, Shelley Kresyman
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Shortages of qualified principal candidates and retention of motivated principals, combined with the evidence that the principal is a vital part of effective school improvement, has ominous implications for the future quality of education. A body of research exists describing school administrators' stress over the last 25 years; yet, limited research reflects the impact the changing role of the principal in the accountability era of No Child Left Behind has had on principal stress and the possible connections to the shifting paradigms in organizational leadership.
If principals perceive themselves to be overstressed and unprepared to meet the current expectations and …