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Direct linkOplatka, Izhar – Journal of Educational Administration, 2017
Purpose: In order to fill the gap in theoretical and empirical knowledge about the characteristics of principal workload, the purpose of this paper is to explore the components of principal workload as well as its determinants and the coping strategies commonly used by principals to face this personal state. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Principals, Faculty Workload, Accountability, Qualitative Research
Arar, Khalid; Beycioglu, Kadir; Oplatka, Izhar – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2017
The research compares principals in Israel (Jewish and Arab) and Turkey and how they perceive and practice their role in promoting social justice (SJ) in their schools in order to bridge socioeconomic and pedagogic gaps. It poses three questions: (1) How do Turkish and Israeli SJ leaders make sense of SJ? (2) What do SJ leaders do in both…
Descriptors: Principals, Comparative Education, Social Justice, Foreign Countries
Arar, Khalid Husny; Oplatka, Izhar – Management in Education, 2016
The research aimed to understand the way in which high school principals' perceptions of social justice (SJ) are implemented in their daily educational work. A qualitative study employed in-depth semi-structured interviews to collect the narratives of two high school principals in Israel--one Arab-Muslim and one Jewish. The interview transcripts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Jews, Arabs
Gavish, Tali; Oplatka, Izhar – School Leadership & Management, 2012
This article examines the consequences of the relationships between school head teachers and mass media on various aspects of their role: emotional-personal, behavioural-managerial and perception. It also examines the sociocultural experience in which these head teacher-media interactions take place, that is, the adjustment of the school system,…
Descriptors: Coping, Instructional Leadership, Mass Media, Principals
Oplatka, Izhar – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2013
The current study aimed to understand the principal's role in promoting or inhibiting the appearance of teacher organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) in safety education. Based on semistructured interviews with 30 teachers and 10 principals working in the Israeli State Education System, it was found that the principal influences teacher OCB…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Teacher Behavior, Safety Education
Oplatka, Izhar; Lapidot, Orit – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
Based on semi-structured interviews with 11 Muslim women graduate students in Israel, the current study provides insight into the determinants enabling this group of women in the Arab sector to apply for a second degree and succeed. Among these determinants are the family, the high school, the individual's personal drive for learning, the…
Descriptors: Females, Minority Groups, Muslims, Foreign Countries
Oplatka, Izhar; Nupar, Idit – Education and Society, 2012
The article reviews the distinctive components of school reputation and exposes various determinants that shape this reputation among parents. Some 21 Israeli parents participated in semi-structured interviews during 2009-2010 in which they were asked about their interpretations of school reputation and its determinants. Research data demonstrates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reputation, School Choice, Parent Attitudes
Oplatka, Izhar – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study aimed at obtaining a greater understanding of the emotional aspects for teachers' of extra-role activities in drug and alcohol prevention education that are subjectively perceived by principals and teachers as discretionary and non-formally prescribed. The study also exposes the determinants affecting these activities. Based on…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Prevention, Caring, Principals
