ERIC Number: EJ1455211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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Testing a Holistic Framework of Early Care and Education and K-12 Leaders' Working Conditions and Well-Being
Timothy G. Ford; Kyong-Ah Kwon; Alyson L. Lavigne; Tom McHugh
AERA Open, v10 n1 2024
The importance of leadership for key educational outcomes is well documented, yet leaders' working conditions and well-being have received considerably less attention, particularly in the early care and education (ECE) sector. Job-Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory was used to develop a holistic conceptualization of leader well-being for the purpose of examining the associations among various job demands, resources, and well-being (i.e., physical, psychological, and professional well-being) for leaders of birth to 12th grade (B-12). We tested our conceptual model via structural equation modeling (SEM) with over 2,000 ECE and K-12 building leaders across the United States. We found substantially stronger effects between job demands and well-being relative to job resources and well-being, though resources were found to be directly associated with professional well-being. Further, our tested model was similar for both ECE and K-12 leaders. Overall findings suggest that a reduction in demands--not just increased resources--is needed to ensure improved leader well-being.
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Well Being, Early Childhood Education, Work Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Resources, Principals, Faculty Workload
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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