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Halevi, Lior; Schechter, Chen – NASSP Bulletin, 2023
The study examines factors that boost principals' sense of resilience in their first year, as well as those that undermine it. 61 interviews were conducted with 21 school principals from five different districts throughout their first year in the role. Analysis revealed five categories of resilience-undermining factors. (1) Work overload that…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Beginning Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Stress Variables
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DeWitt, Douglas M.; DeWitt, Lori J. – NASSP Bulletin, 2012
While collegiate fraternity and sorority hazing are well documented problems that receive prominent attention, hazing at the high school level is also a serious issue. Across the nation, media headlines offer a continual reminder that high school hazing is not a phenomenon of the past. As high school principals seek ways to discourage and…
Descriptors: Violence, Principals, High Schools, Followup Studies
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Militello, Matthew; Schimmel, David; Eberwein, H. Jake – NASSP Bulletin, 2009
The purpose of this national survey is to determine secondary school principals' knowledge of the rights of students and teachers, how often principals are legally threatened and sued, how they adjust their behaviors in response, and how they obtain and disseminate legal information. Survey results show that a majority of principals are uninformed…
Descriptors: High Schools, Principals, Knowledge Level, Legal Responsibility