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Female traditional principals and co-principals: Experiences of role conflict and job satisfaction

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This paper presents a secondary analysis of survey data focusing on role conflict and job satisfaction of 102 female principals. Data were collected from 51 female traditional principals and 51 female co-principals. By examining the traditional and co-principal leadership models as experienced by female principals, this paper addresses the impact of the type of leadership model (traditional principalship or co-principalship) has on women principals with regard to role conflict and job satisfaction. The co-principals experienced lower levels of role conflict and higher levels of job satisfaction than did the female traditional principals.

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Eckman, E.W., Kelber, S.T. Female traditional principals and co-principals: Experiences of role conflict and job satisfaction. J Educ Change 11, 205–219 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-009-9116-z

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