New study dives into how school leaders manage ‘invisible’ emotional labour

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GgjjjjjjjFrom dealing with the radicalisation of students, to wading through perilous situations with parents, the emotional life of a school leader is a realm that takes on an intensity not known to many. But a new national study (https://www.monash.edu/education/research/projects/schoolprincipals-emotional-labour-in-volatile-times) is setting out to change this. We speak with Chief Investigator Professor Lucas Walsh from Monash University about the three-year plan to probe the ‘hearts and minds’ of public school principals, and the critical need to reveal their ‘invisible’ emotional labour to the public.