The purpose of this research is to investigate the principals’stress and coping strategies to deal with stress by principals in Bedouin schools in Israel.Data were collected in this research by combining a quantitati...The purpose of this research is to investigate the principals’stress and coping strategies to deal with stress by principals in Bedouin schools in Israel.Data were collected in this research by combining a quantitative and qualitative mixed method.A quantitative research questionnaire was conducted for school principals in 36 schools,in addition to an interview with three principals based on the causes of principal stress and coping mechanisms.Research results show that the principals experiencing balance had the highest mean(M)of 3.28 and standard deviation(SD)of 1.64 on a five-point scale.Principals experiencing moderate stress was parents(M=3.10,SD=0.57)and teachers(M=3.14,SD=0.54),while workload had the lowest mean(M=2.97,SD=0.64).展开更多
文摘The purpose of this research is to investigate the principals’stress and coping strategies to deal with stress by principals in Bedouin schools in Israel.Data were collected in this research by combining a quantitative and qualitative mixed method.A quantitative research questionnaire was conducted for school principals in 36 schools,in addition to an interview with three principals based on the causes of principal stress and coping mechanisms.Research results show that the principals experiencing balance had the highest mean(M)of 3.28 and standard deviation(SD)of 1.64 on a five-point scale.Principals experiencing moderate stress was parents(M=3.10,SD=0.57)and teachers(M=3.14,SD=0.54),while workload had the lowest mean(M=2.97,SD=0.64).
