Data drawn from a qualitative study of teachers' perceptions of work stress is presented. Linkages between teacher stress and teacher performance are firmly established. Study data are discussed in terms of the Performance Adaptation Syndrome, a term used to describe the deleterious effects of prolonged work stress on instructional ability.…

Interviews were conducted with 40 teachers in an urban Southeast high school to assess teachers' perspectives on effective high school leadership. Application of grounded theory research to the data (collected over a two-point-five year period) assessed teachers' perceptions of principals and the major dimensions of high school leadership. (TJH)

Data providing insight into teachers' perspectives about the impact of personal life factors on their work lives were collected through open-ended questionnaires completed by 200 elementary through high school teachers. The 13 categories of effects are discussed in terms of interpersonal, personal, or socioeconomic impact. (SLD)

In an open-ended questionnaire examination of school politics from a teacher's viewpoint, 276 teachers described the control-oriented and protective political strategies of principals. The use of control-manipulative political behaviors by some principals had serious negative effects on teacher involvement and performance and undermined…