Issue 4/2024, 116. Volume Page 366–378

Jana Groß Ophoff, Jonas Pfurtscheller

Becoming a Principal Isn’t Difficult, but Staying One Is Even More So?

Demands and Resources of School Principals in Germany and Austria

Shortlink: https://www.waxmann.com/artikelART106034
.doi: https://doi.org/10.31244/dds.2024.04.04

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Abstract

School principals oscillate between autonomy and accountability, between administration and innovation. The associated demands and resources were examined in the School Leader Monitor Germany and Austria. The Job Demands-Resources Theory served as a framework for conducting a structural equation modeling analysis: Low autonomy in decision-making appears to be experienced as demanding, while self-efficacy is an important resource.

Keywords
school principals, demands, resources, professional engagement, stress

APA citation
Groß Ophoff, J. & Pfurtscheller J. (2024). Schulleitung werden ist nicht schwer, Schulleitung bleiben umso mehr?: Belastungen und Ressourcen von Schulleitungen in Deutschland und Österreich. DDS – Die Deutsche Schule, 116(4), 366-378. https://doi.org/10.31244/dds.2024.04.04