Exploring how educational leaders in England experience and promote their own well-being

Lindley, Lucy

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“…These six dimensions that capture the most relevant occupational aspects of principal well-being related to the nature of the job, leadership role, schooling, well-being literacy, school context and associated affiliations. This multidimensional instrument entails an extended view of principalship which embraces not only individual well-being literacy and sense-making of the role of a school principal, but also the broader context of school, culture and education (Buonomo et al, 2020;Lindley, 2021).…”

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“…This multidimensional instrument entails an extended view of principalship which embraces not only individual well-being literacy and sense-making of the role of a school principal, but also the broader context of school, culture and education (Buonomo et al. , 2020; Lindley, 2021).…”

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“…Recent international research has exposed serious issues around principal well-being (e.g. Australia by Riley et al, 2021; Canada by Pollock and Wang, 2020; German by Dadaczynski et al, 2022; UK by Lindley, 2021;and USA by Mitani, 2018). Although research has highlighted that enhancing principal well-being is critical to school success, little concrete action has ensued.…”

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Reconceptualizing principal well-being: state, measurement and consequences

Chen

Walker

Riley

2023

JEA

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PurposePrincipals' well-being worldwide is under increasing threat due to the challenging and complex nature of their work and growing demands. This paper aimed at developing and validating a multidimensional Principal Well-being Inventory (PWI) and examining the state and consequences of principal well-being.Design/methodology/approachThis paper involves four independent samples of principals working in schools from Hong Kong and Mainland China. The research design consisted of four phases with four sequential empirical studies. Phase 1 was to establish the content validity (literature review and Study 1); Phase 2 was to test the construct validity (Study 2 and Study 3); Phase 3 was to build the criterion validity (re-use the data from Study 3) and Phase 4 was to test the cross-validity of the PWI (Study 4).FindingsBased on published literature and four successive empirical studies, a 24-item PWI was created via a theoretical-empirical approach of test construction. Validity was confirmed through construct-, content-, criterion- and cross-validity testing. The PWI covers the six important well-being dimensions – physical, cognitive, emotional, psychological, social and spiritual – to present a general picture of principals' occupational well-being associated with job nature, well-being literacy, leadership and context.Research limitations/implicationsThe inventory will aid efforts to promote principal well-being as an essential component of schoolwide well-being, quality education and a wellness society.Practical implicationsDuring the post-COVID-19 period, this project is deemed both critical and timely so that quality education will not be sacrificed due to factors affecting principal well-being.Originality/valueThis theoretically and empirically validated inventory serves as a robust tool for comprehensively understanding principal well-being and a fuller exploration of their well-being literacy, drivers and outcomes.

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Reconceptualizing principal well-being: state, measurement and consequences

Chen

Walker

Riley

2023

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Unveiling English school leaders’ intentional well-being cultivation practices during a global pandemic

Yeh,

Ravalier,

Chang

2024

IJEM

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PurposeThere is an urge worldwide that school leaders’ mental health and well-being must be prioritised within the education recovery at the local, national and global policy levels. This research identified the intentional well-being practices that school leaders cultivated as they faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachData was collected through one-to-one in-depth semi-structured interviews with ten senior school leaders from primary and secondary schools in England. During the pandemic, online interviews were organised using Zoom. An inductive followed by deductive approach qualitative data analysis was employed to offer insights into the multidimensional and sensitive nature of school leaders’ well-being.FindingsThe findings indicated that despite a reported decline in well-being, the participants intentionally engaged in well-being cultivation practices which were both relational: developing multi-faceted support networks, and individual: developing self-care and self-regulation skills. These practices provided different psychological and practical needs necessary for maintaining their well-being and work functioning facing the pandemic.Originality/valueThis study affirms school leaders’ well-being cultivation is an intentional and effortful process involving relational and individual practices to support their multidimensional well-being during extreme challenges. These practices can be mindfully and strategically cultivated. This study enhances the theoretical understanding of school leader well-being and offers timely insights into well-being initiatives in leadership development programmes for educational leaders and policymakers amid global challenges.

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Análise fenomenológica interpretativa nas pesquisas em administração: da teoria à aplicação metodológica

Day Pereira de Souza,

Lemos Lourenço

2023

Rev. Pesq. Qual.

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Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a aplicação da Análise Fenomenológica Interpretativa (AFI) em pesquisas de Administração e suas contribuições. Realizou-se uma revisão de literatura tipo Síntese narrativa textual baseada em 52 artigos empíricos da área, publicados entre 2013 e 2022, obtidos da base Scopus com filtro Business, Management and Accounting. Os resultados indicam que a AFI fortalece a pesquisa qualitativa em Administração, revelando percepções, significados, aspectos emocionais, cognitivos e afetivos em fenômenos organizacionais a partir da perspectiva dos envolvidos, como empreendedores, líderes, trabalhadores, mulheres, minorias e outros. A análise das experiências proporciona discussões relevantes que sustentam teorias emergentes ou aprofundam a compreensão de conceitos em teorias estabelecidas, contribuindo para aprimorar práticas, processos, políticas e diretrizes organizacionais. Este estudo oferece ainda uma síntese completa sobre a aplicação da AFI na Administração, enriquecendo a compreensão metodológica na área.

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Exploring how educational leaders in England experience and promote their own well-being

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Reconceptualizing principal well-being: state, measurement and consequences

Reconceptualizing principal well-being: state, measurement and consequences

Unveiling English school leaders’ intentional well-being cultivation practices during a global pandemic

Análise fenomenológica interpretativa nas pesquisas em administração: da teoria à aplicação metodológica

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