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The Implications of Loneliness among School Principals
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Dor-Haim, Peleg; Oplatka, Izhar – International Journal of Educational Management, 2021
Purpose: This paper explores the subjective interpretations of school principals' experiences of loneliness in the workplace and the implications of those experiences. The study poses two questions: (1) How do school principals perceive that their experience of loneliness affects their emotional well-being? (2) How do school principals perceive…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Principals, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
Novice Principals' Perceptions of Their Mentoring Process in Early Career Stage: The Key Role of Mentor-Protégé Relations
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Oplatka, Izhar; Lapidot, Alona – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2018
The purpose of the current study was to explore new Israeli principals' perceptions, during the first three years in post, of the impact of their mentoring process on their leadership experiences. Based on 12 interviews with newly appointed school principals in the Israeli State Education System, the study found that many of them indicated that…
Descriptors: Principals, Novices, Administrator Attitudes, Feedback (Response)
The Perceived Significance of the Supervisor, the Assistant, and Parents for Career Development of Beginning Kindergarten Teachers
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Oplatka, Izhar; Eizenberg, Mervar – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Whereas much research attention has been given to the induction stage of beginning schoolteachers worldwide, there is a limited knowledge base on the experiences of new kindergarten teachers at this stage, despite the different work tasks and contexts of both groups of teachers. Based on semi-structured interviews with 15 Israeli kindergarten…
Descriptors: Supervisors, Career Development, Teacher Attitudes, Kindergarten