偏鄉女性校長之韌性領導

Resilient Leadership of Female Principals in Rural Areas

偏鄉的女性校長在領導上除了面臨社會結構的困境外，亦需克服工作中潛在的限制、個人與家庭的自我期待。本研究旨在瞭解偏鄉女性校長之韌性領導，探究其如何因應各方面之挑戰、恢復活力。本研究採質性訪談法，以立意取樣方式，選擇南部某縣市4所偏鄉國小做為研究場域。訪談要點著眼於偏鄉女性校長在成為校長的歷程、擔任校長期間所遇到的困難及挑戰、如何看待壓力及領導偏鄉學校的挑戰與自我增能面向。研究結果包含：一、家庭因素與不善應酬為女性校長因性別角色限制所面臨較大的困難。二、偏鄉女性校長展現韌性與專業的支持系統來自個人、家庭與社會層面。三、偏鄉女性校長乃透過關懷溝通、課程領導、關注願景與資源支持實踐韌性領導。最後，研究者根據結論，提出相關建議，俾供校長韌性領導推展及未來研究之參考。

Female principals in rural areas have not only faced the limitations developed in the social structures but had to overcome inherent constraints set by their self-expectations toward work and family. The purpose of this study is to elucidate resilient leadership in female principals from the rural areas, exploring how they cope with various challenges and regain vitality. This study had adopted a qualitative method, employing purposive sampling and selecting four rural elementary schools in southern Taiwan. Interviews had focused on the journey of becoming a principal, difficulties encountered in principalship, coping strategies when facing challenges when leading rural schools, and approaches and suggestions to enhance oneself. Finding revealed that family reasons and male-dominant social interactions had been the major challenges for female principals. In addition, personal, familial and societal support had been the three pillars supporting female principals’resilience and vitality. Third, female principals had practiced resilient leadership through caring and commutation, instructional and curriculum leadership, vision and resource support. Finally, the study proposed pertinent suggestions based on the conclusion for promoting resilient leadership in principals and for future studies.