MEASURING SCHOOL PRINCIPAL-EXPERIENCED BURNOUT

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a measure for sc hool principal-perceived burnout. A total of 821 elementary and second ary school principals in Israel completed a questionnaire containing i tems relating to their feelings about themselves, their environment, a nd work. Data were factor analyzed, and three factors, covering 22 ite ms, emerged: (a) exhaustion-feelings of emotional, physical, and cogni tive fatigue, direct acknowledgment of being burned out by running the school; (b) aloofness-the principal's expressed desire to disengage f rom teachers, students, and parents; and (c) deprecation-having negati ve attitudes toward teachers, students, and parents, belittling their efforts and derogating their abilities.