Investigation of Aged Individuals in the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the stress levels of educational administrators and methods of coping with stress. One of the most important criteria for schools to be able to achieve the goals they have determined in advance, that is, to be effective, is school principals as an administrator. The task of the school administrator is to evaluate the resources in the school in the most efficient way, in accordance with the goals of the school. School principals have very important tasks in reducing or eliminating the existing sources of stress in the school environment. A good education manager is someone who tries to get to know his staff and can also deal with their problems. For this reason, they should be able to provide professional guidance, especially to newly appointed education administrators, from the preparation of plans to the solution of in-school and out-of-school problems, as well as provide the moral support they will need. He should be able to use his authority to eliminate or reduce the sources of institutional stress. School and course schedules should not be changed every year unless they are needed by education administrators. Changes should be made only in accordance with today's requirements. The problem of overcrowding of classrooms must be solved. This can be solved by allocating more financial resources to the education sector, by making new schools and appointing enough teachers. Since schools are one of the most stressful environments of our society, education managers are one of the most important building blocks of this environment. Education administrators are Decently acting as a bridge between National Education and teachers, teachers and students, and teachers and parents. All problems that may occur in the working environment are tried to be resolved by contacting the school principal. In this case, it is inevitable that education managers will encounter the most commonly used word today, namely “stress”. In the rankings of stress sources that affect education managers the most, it is observed that the management understanding factor usually ranks first. Efforts to manage the school, which are seen as a critical factor in educational administrator stress, are perceived as highly stressful. Key Words: Education Manager, Stress Levels, Methods of Coping with Stress