PRINCIPALS’ SCHOOL MANAGEMENT OF STRESS IN THE NEGEV

Sleiman ABURKAYEK, Madela Maria ABRUDAN, Doina DANAIATA

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Recently, the job requirements of school principals have become very tiresome, and they have to work under unprecedented intense pressure. This qualitative study investigates the several pressures faced by principals of Bedouin schools in the Negev and the coping mechanisms they use to reduce their stress in their daily work. The results show that the work-life balance, workload, and relationship with teachers and parents affect their own wellbeing and the work of the principals. However, the mechanisms used to cope with stress at the organizational and individual levels, they indicated, are very difficult without decentralizing work to the teaching staff. The qualitative research results show that they also used alternative activities outside of work to deal with stress at work.


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