Leadership Stress Deters Potential Principals

Leadership Stress Deters Potential Principals - "Fundamental cultural change is necessary to reform the institution of school leadership in the 21st century, says education policy researcher Dr Louise Watson. Dr Watson addressed the challenge of attracting and sustaining effective school leaders at the Australian Council for Educational Research annual conference on 13 August. Posing the question ‘Why would anyone want this job?’ Dr Watson argued that while there has been considerable concern about an impending crisis in school leadership due to a shrinking pool of applicants for principals’ positions, the problem is not a lack of qualified leaders, but a lack of interest in leadership roles due to the increasing pressure such positions entail."