A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY NOVICE PRINCIPALS IN THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND THE SOLUTIONS THEY COME UP WITH

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the challenges that new school administrators confront in their first year on the job and, using those challenges as a guide, come up with potential solutions. The formulation of the study relied heavily on the use of qualitative research methods, and the data were examined using a methodology known as content analysis. According to the data that was gathered, the challenges that were encountered by school administrators were classified into five different categories. The conditions of the school buildings were the most significant challenge among those problems. The issues pertaining to school stakeholders, education policies, administrative concerns, and financial concerns followed in that order. The principals of the schools each proposed their own unique remedies to these issues. In order to find solutions to the issues, principals have proposed the following solutions: the school facilities should be upgraded, the school budget should be increased, training programmes should be established for principal candidates, principals should be given the opportunity to pursue master's degrees, and formal mentoring programmes should be arranged for principal candidates.