Document Type
Article
Abstract
School administrators’ working conditions are closely linked to important professional outcomes, including their well-being, job satisfaction, and future career plans (Collie et al., 2020; Marsh et al., 2023; Mitani, 2018; Starrett et al., 2026; Steiner et al., 2022). Yet research on administrators' working conditions has focused primarily on principals, with comparatively little attention to assistant principals despite their central role in school leadership and daily operations (Barnett et al., 2012; Goldring et al., 2021). As a result, it remains unclear whether the working conditions associated with principals’ job satisfaction and intent to remain in their school leadership roles operate similarly for assistant principals. This report investigates that question using data from the 2026 SC Administrator Working Conditions Survey (SCAWCS).
Publication Info
SC TEACHER, 2026.
APA Citation
Cartiff, B., Starrett, A., & Dmitrieva, S. (2026, October). Comparing the working conditions of principals and assistant principals in South Carolina. SC TEACHER. https://www.sc-teacher.org/ewc-principal-ap-comparison-oct2026