Stress as a factor in the high school principalship

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dc.contributor.authorGoss, John Edmunden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-30T10:48:50Z
dc.date.available2015-10-30T10:48:50Z
dc.date.issued1985en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 162-170.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAn important facet of a person's self-concept is his expectations of his performance. If his expectations are excessively high and there is a significant gap between his aspirations and his accomplishments, the resulting sense of failure has a negative effect on his self-concept. It is likely that school principals, because of the idealism and sense of calling that is associated with human service professions, are particularly vulnerable to excessive self-expectations. Cherniss believed this to be a potential stressor because the threat of failure has more serious personal consequences for people who regard their work as a calling rather than a job. For those who view their work as a calling, their identity and self-esteem are related to a considerable extent to the successful accomplishment of their work. Dobson pointed to the dangers of achievement anxiety, manifested as a pervasive fear of failure, for 'perfectionists' who set unreasonably high standards which are beyond their capabilities. Levinson regarded intense self-criticism and internal dissatisfaction as part of the make-up of dynamic, motivated business executives, making them exceptionally vulnerable to feelings of failure.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGoss, J. E. (1985). <i>Stress as a factor in the high school principalship</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14571en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGoss, John Edmund. <i>"Stress as a factor in the high school principalship."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14571en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGoss, J. 1985. Stress as a factor in the high school principalship. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Goss, John Edmund AB - An important facet of a person's self-concept is his expectations of his performance. If his expectations are excessively high and there is a significant gap between his aspirations and his accomplishments, the resulting sense of failure has a negative effect on his self-concept. It is likely that school principals, because of the idealism and sense of calling that is associated with human service professions, are particularly vulnerable to excessive self-expectations. Cherniss believed this to be a potential stressor because the threat of failure has more serious personal consequences for people who regard their work as a calling rather than a job. For those who view their work as a calling, their identity and self-esteem are related to a considerable extent to the successful accomplishment of their work. Dobson pointed to the dangers of achievement anxiety, manifested as a pervasive fear of failure, for 'perfectionists' who set unreasonably high standards which are beyond their capabilities. Levinson regarded intense self-criticism and internal dissatisfaction as part of the make-up of dynamic, motivated business executives, making them exceptionally vulnerable to feelings of failure. DA - 1985 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1985 T1 - Stress as a factor in the high school principalship TI - Stress as a factor in the high school principalship UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14571 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14571
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGoss JE. Stress as a factor in the high school principalship. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14571en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTeachers - Workloaden_ZA
dc.subject.otherHigh school principalsen_ZA
dc.titleStress as a factor in the high school principalshipen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMEden_ZA
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