Leading with humour and its effect on resilience in the workplace: The perspectives of principals in Kuwaiti secondary schools

IF 2.5 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Management in Education Pub Date : 2022-01-13 DOI:10.1177/08920206211072235

M. Alazmi, S. Alhajeri

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the extent to which the principals of secondary schools in the State of Kuwait said they practiced leadership with humour and if it impacts on their level of resilience in the workplace. The study sample consisted of 121 male and female secondary school principals from six educational districts in Kuwait who were selected using the random stratified method. The study findings showed that the perceptions of school principals regarding the extent to which they practice leadership with a sense of humour were moderate in all fields. The study also found that school principals enjoy high resilience in their workplace, especially when solving a problem. Finally, the results showed that the more a school principal used humour the more resilient he/she would be in the workplace. The study concluded that humour should be considered as one factor in effective leadership and that leadership training programmes should include this dimension. The level of resilience can be clearly predicted by identifying the extent to which school principals claim to practice leading with humour.

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幽默领导及其对职场弹性的影响:科威特中学校长的观点

这项研究旨在探讨科威特国中学校长表示，他们在多大程度上以幽默的方式实践领导力，以及这是否会影响他们在工作场所的应变能力。研究样本包括来自科威特六个教育区的121名男女中学校长，他们是使用随机分层方法选择的。研究结果表明，校长对他们在多大程度上以幽默感实践领导力的看法在所有领域都是适度的。研究还发现，校长在工作中有很高的应变能力，尤其是在解决问题时。最后，研究结果表明，校长越是使用幽默，他/她在工作中就越有韧性。该研究得出的结论是，幽默应被视为有效领导力的一个因素，领导力培训计划应包括这一方面。通过确定校长声称练习幽默领导的程度，可以清楚地预测韧性的水平。

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Management in Education Social Sciences-Education

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