TY - JOUR TI - Peculiarities of the School Principal’s Work – Striving for Mastery and Life-Balance AU - Madalińska-Michalak, Joanna TI - Peculiarities of the School Principal’s Work – Striving for Mastery and Life-Balance AB - The subject of discussion in this article includes work headmaster and its distinguishing features and issues of roles and professional development of school director. The article emphasizes the need syncretic approach in the person of headmaster roles related to the administration, management and leadership of the school and its environment, and puts the question of what underlies the competence of school principals working under constant pressure. The conclusions concerning the professional development of directors and their professionalism. VL - 2016 IS - 4 (2016) PY - 2017 SN - 2353-4745 C1 - 2544-0179 SP - 27 EP - 39 DO - 10.4467/25439561LE.16.002.6740 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/labor-et-educatio/article/osobliwosci-pracy-dyrektora-szkoly-dazenie-do-mistrzostwa-i-rownowagi-zyciowej KW - school director KW - school management KW - nature of work manager KW - development KW - competence