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This research aims to examine how Australian principals perform emotional labour as care work, particularly during critical incidents.

Of course they care! Understanding the caring work of principals in Australian government schools

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Qualitative analysis explores how Australian principals navigate emotional labour and care, revealing systemic challenges.

This research aims to examine how Australian principals perform emotional labour as care work, particularly during critical incidents.
Conducted a national qualitative survey with 40 Australian government school principals.
Analyzed principal testimonies to categorize their experiences and practices related to care.
Utilized feminist theorizing to frame the discussion around care as labor in neoliberal contexts.
Cared experiences of principals could be categorized into five distinct types of care.
Individualized and instrumentalist approaches to care are prevalent, overshadowing collective care infrastructures.
Existing departmental systems support care work but fail to provide adequate support for the principals themselves.

Delany et al. (2026) studied this question.

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