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This study explores the role that isolation plays in impacting the quality of the work experience among new principals. Building on recent studies, the analysis tests whether isolation serves as a mediator in the relationship between factors that are known to affect the work experience of principals (social support; role ambiguity, role overload; administrative experience; and participation in a structured coaching relationship), as independent variables, and persistence of new principals. We find some support for this mediating effect, and support for the role of isolation as a predictor of persistence.  \nKeywords  \nPrincipals, isolation, persistence, social support  \nThe issue of isolation has been more studied in relation to its impact on teachers than on school leaders (Cookson, 2005; Schlechte et al., 2005) . Research into leaders’ isolation has attempted to understand its impacts on both their professional and personal lives (Ackerman and MaslinOstrowski, 2004; Drago-Severson, 2012) . Systematic research that addresses the topic tends to assume isolation as a negative factor in the work lives of principals or only generally established its relationship with principals’ perceptions of their own effectiveness (e.g., Dussault and Thibodeau, 1997) .  \nThe evolving role of the principal has garnered increased attention as it has changed from that of a manager to an instructional leader that takes responsibility for every facet ofthe school program (Bauer and Brazer, 2013; Hitt and Tucker, 2016; Robinson et al., 2008) . Much of the literature strongly endorses “distributed leadership” as an effective approach that enhances the overall performance of staff and students (e.g., Camburn et al., 2003; Gronn, 2008) . This approach emphasizes fostering the professional growth of others through frequent interaction, appropriate task delegation, and collaboration, suggesting that interaction between the principal and his/her fellow educators within the building is vital to the effectiveness of the school. Thus, the impact of  \nCorresponding author:  \nScott C Bauer, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA. Email: [scott.bauer@ucdenver.edu](scott.bauer@ucdenver.edu)  \nisolation may extend well beyond its effect on the principal because of its potential to affect the quality of the work environment, student outcomes, and the overall effectiveness of school leadership.  \nPurpose  \nThere is little existing theory framing the role of isolation in predicting intention to leave, or the possible role isolation plays as a factor that mediates the impact of work-related variables and outcomes. As Conley and Woosley (2000) note, recent research tends to emphasize the fact that the relationships among variables associated with the design of leaders’ work and outcomes such as persistence is unlikely to be “simple and direct”(p. 181), but rather mediated by factors associated with the work context. We attempt to fill this void by examining isolation as a possible mediating factor, linking variables reflecting the quality of new principals’ work experience and persistence.  \nIn this paper, we examine how role ambiguity, role overload, social support, administrative experience, and involvement in a coaching program affect new principals’ isolation, and how these variables influence intention to l","cbCaifaifGbk2c0U","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifaifGbk2c0U","pdf",232122,17,"English","# Abstract\n## Research focus and mediation model\n## Purpose and research questions\n## Review of the literature\n### Career stages—Why new principals?","[{\"question\":\"How does the study define the role of isolation for new principals?\",\"answer\":\"The study tests isolation as a mediator affecting how work-related factors influence both the quality of new principals’ work experience and their persistence.\"},{\"question\":\"Which independent variables are analyzed in relation to isolation and persistence?\",\"answer\":\"The analysis includes social support, role ambiguity, role overload, administrative experience, and involvement in a structured coaching program.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the findings suggest about isolation and persistence?\",\"answer\":\"The study finds support for isolation as a predictor of persistence and as part of a mediating effect between leadership work factors and outcomes.\"}]","The Impact of isolation on new principals’ persistence: Evidence from a southern US state | PDF",1792095087,43]