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Direct linkBodine Al-Sharif, Mary Ann; García, Hugo A.; McNaughtan, Jon – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This study explores how mid-level administrators working in international student service centers make meaning of their roles and perceive the support their institutions provide. Utilizing critical discourse analysis and the theoretical framework of empowerment, this study reveals the social problems, power struggles, and avenues mid-level…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Administrator Role, Role Perception, Foreign Student Advisers
Download full textSwen, Carolyn P. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2020
Purpose: School principals' commitment and motivation have not been systematically investigated, but concerted research is needed as 25% of principals leave their jobs each year. This article investigates how new school principals make sense of their motivation to challenging work in a high pressure, high turnover field. Understanding principal…
Descriptors: Novices, Principals, Motivation, Public Schools
Swen, Carolyn P. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: School principals' commitment and motivation have not been systematically investigated, but concerted research is needed as 25% of principals leave their jobs each year. This article investigates how new school principals make sense of their motivation to challenging work in a high pressure, high turnover field. Understanding principal…
Descriptors: Novices, Principals, Motivation, Public Schools
Moshel, Smadar; Berkovich, Izhak – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
Mid-level roles in education have been widely explored, primarily in schools, but little research has been conducted during the systemic reform that involves creating a mid-level role between end units and the system. The present study explores the sense-making of early childhood leaders (ECLs) at the initial stage of their new role as mid-level…
Descriptors: Ambiguity (Context), Role Perception, Professional Identity, Middle Management
Service, Brenda; Thornton, Kate – School Leadership & Management, 2020
This article presents findings from a study into the reality of beginning as a principal in a New Zealand secondary school. The views of beginning, experienced and former principals are presented and discussed drawing on the literature of organisational sensemaking. The findings suggest that the challenges of unexpected occurrences, relationship…
Descriptors: Novices, Principals, Secondary Schools, School Administration
Shaked, Haim; Schechter, Chen – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2019
This study explores the experiences of high school middle leaders implementing a generally outlined reform, which required educators to exercise judgment regarding how to meet the reform's goals. Exploring 65 middle leaders' perceptions regarding the implementation of the Meaningful Learning Reform in Israel revealed that they experienced two main…
Descriptors: School Administration, Middle Management, Educational Change, High Schools
Cohen, Rinat; Schechter, Chen – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2019
The transition from teaching to assistant principalship is a turning point in a teacher's professional career. This transition not only reflects a change in one's hierarchical standing at the school but also constitutes a stage that affects one's administrative identity and aspirations to further advance in the management arena. Despite the…
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Career Change, Assistant Principals, Professional Identity
Arar, Khalid – Journal of Career Development, 2018
This article discusses challenges facing novice principals (hereinafter: NPs) and the coping strategies they develop at the inception of their managerial careers. Qualitative research employed semi-structured interviews with 40 principals in the Arab education system in Israel. Findings indicated that Arab NPs face conflicting demands of their…
Descriptors: Novices, Principals, Barriers, Arabs
Peer reviewedSturnick, Judith A. – Educational Record, 1996
An experienced college president offers 12 suggestions for coping as president: control calendar; keep passion for work; protect health; manage stress in all life areas; make changes one step at a time; stop when reaching limit; pay attention to support system; learn to live comfortably with ambiguity; separate ego from outcomes; control…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration
