The school principal impacts student achievement at a level second only to that of the classroom teacher. The USA and Germany are experiencing challenges in recruiting and retaining individuals for the principalship and the shortage is expected to intensify. Previous research has shown that increasing paperwork and responsibilities serve as inhibitors to entering the profession and that school principals are increasingly stressed by a wide range of responsibilities and a shrinking pool of resources. This stress causes physiological and professional difficulties that have a detrimental impact on school function and culture. The present study seeks to identify the major causes of stress, strategies for mitigating stress, and limitations of stress management among principals in the USA and Germany.

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德国和美国校长面临压力的原因和应对策略

学校校长对学生成绩的影响仅次于课堂老师。美国和德国在招募和保留个人担任校长方面正面临挑战，而且短缺预计将加剧。先前的研究表明，越来越多的文书工作和职责会阻碍进入该行业，而学校校长正面临越来越大的责任范围和资源的减少。这种压力导致生理和职业上的困难，对学校的功能和文化产生不利影响。本研究旨在确定压力的主要原因，缓解压力的策略以及美国和德国校长之间压力管理的局限性。