How accurately do principals evaluate the strain experience of their teaching staff?

Harazd B, van Ophuysen S, Gerick J, Gieske M

Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift) | Peer reviewed

Zusammenfassung

Within the framework of expanded school autonomy design in Germany, schooladministrations have to deal with more extensive management responsibilitieswhich include, among other things, a more health-oriented school design. Buthow do principals and teaching staff assess the potential strain factors in theschool environment? How well do their assessment-scores correlate? To answerthese questions, about 1,600 teachers from 45 schools in North Rhine-Westphaliawere asked in an online questionnaire to evaluate the strain they experienced insix different areas of the school context. Their principals (n = 45) also evaluatedthe strain experience of their respective staffs. Overall, everyday occupational lifeat school is perceived as being slightly straining. However, there are clear differencesbetween various areas of activity. While about 60 % of the data from principalsstand in line with the data submitted by teachers, principals tend to underestimatethe strain experienced by their staff. In particular, this effect is due to misjudgmentsin the area of conference and teamwork. The consequences of this lackof judgment accuracy for the fulfi llment of a ‘health-oriented school design' arediscussed as well as the question of how an improved evaluation can be reachedin the interest of principals' professional management.

Details zur Publikation

Jahrgang / Bandnr. / Volume4
Ausgabe / Heftnr. / Issue2
Seitenbereich227-245
StatusVeröffentlicht
Veröffentlichungsjahr2012
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst istEnglisch
StichwörterDiagnostic competence; Principal; Stress; Health Promotion

Autor*innen der Universität Münster

Bloh, Bea
Arbeitsbereich Sozialpädagogik
van Ophuysen, Stefanie
Professur für Methoden der empirischen Bildungsforschung (Prof. van Ophuysen)