Personal and professional support for principals

• Main Author: Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður Margrét
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2018
• Subjects: personal and professional support; preschool principals; compulsory school principals; local school authorities; interview research; stuðningur í starfi; leikskólastjórar; grunnskólastjórar; fræðsluyfirvöld sveitarfélaga; viðtalsrannsóknir; Chadwick; Fenton; Myers; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/3188

The importance of providing support to principals to help them tackle increased and varied demands regarding schoolwork has been pointed out. It is believed that both professional and personal support is needed that also aims for the principals’ professional development (Davis and Darling Hammond, 2...