State report card rating, poverty and burnout : South Carolina high school principal perspectives
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Susan Gramling-Vasquez (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Sandra Tonnsen
Abstract: This study analyzed the relationship between the South Carolina state report card
rating and principal burnout, as well as the relationship between school poverty level and
principal burnout using Maslach’s three dimensions of burnout. No studies have been
conducted on the perceived burnout level of principals as it relates to the state report card
rating and the poverty index of schools since the implementation of NCLB and EAA. The
study also examined the relationship between principal burnout and variables such as
perceived ability to handle stress, principal race, total years in education, training in stress
management, grade configuration of school, student demographics and school size. All
secondary principals of public high schools in South Carolina were invited to participate
in the survey using the MBI-ES. The results of this study indicate that the state report
card ratings, poverty indices of their schools and state and national policies that impact
education may impact the burnout levels of principals in the long term. As NCLB and
EAA continue to be implemented, levels of Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization
may continue to rise and Personal Accomplishment may decline.
State report card rating, poverty and burnout : South Carolina high school principal perspectives
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Subjects
- High school principals -- Job stress -- South Carolina
- Burn out (Psychology)
- Educational accountability -- South Carolina
- United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001