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Berkovich, Izhak – Educational Review, 2020
The discourse on ideal teachers and teaching has recognised the importance of empathy. Despite the popularity of the concept in educational training and practice, research knowledge remains limited and fragmented. This paper aims to analyze the empirical research on empathy in K-12 teaching. The search for empirical studies yielded 28 articles,…
Descriptors: Empathy, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
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Berkovich, Izhak; Eyal, Ori – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
The purpose of this research is to achieve a deeper understanding of emotional support in principal-teacher relations. The study aims to shed light on the role of principals' supportive communication strategies in providing emotional support to teachers, and on the proximal affective outcome of such support. The study used quantitative data…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Communication Strategies, Affective Behavior
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Berkovich, Izhak; Eyal, Ori – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
Leaders' reframing of employees' negative emotions is a vital part of socio-emotional support at work. This qualitative research aimed to achieve a richer understanding of principals' reframing of teachers' negative emotions in principal-teacher relations. The study used data from semi-structured interviews with 12 principals and 24 teachers and…
Descriptors: Teacher Administrator Relationship, Principals, Primary Education, Negative Attitudes
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Berkovich, Izhak; Eyal, Ori – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
Educational leadership plays a significant role in school success, through its effects on teachers' emotions, attitudes, and behaviours. However, the knowledge of how school leaders influence teachers' emotions is very limited. Most existing evidence focuses on general explanations that are not the result of controlled research designs, which is…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Emotional Disturbances, Empathy
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Berkovich, Izhak; Eyal, Ori – Review of Educational Research, 2015
The aim of the present article is to review the international evidence about emotional aspects related to educational leaders. The review focuses on empirical studies published in peer-refereed educational journals between 1992 and 2012. First, we address the importance of researching emotions for understanding educational leaders. Next, we…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Administrators, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Intelligence
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Berkovich, Izhak; Eyal, Ori – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
The present study aims to examine whether principals' emotional intelligence (specifically, their ability to recognize emotions in others) makes them more effective transformational leaders, measured by the reframing of teachers' emotions. The study uses multisource data from principals and their teachers in 69 randomly sampled primary schools.…
Descriptors: Principals, Transformational Leadership, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role