Collegial Trust and the Organizational Context of the Teacher Workplace: The Role of a Homogeneous Teachability Culture

被引:25
作者
Van Maele, Dimitri [1 ]
Van Houtte, Mieke [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Sociol, Res Grp CuDOS, Ghent, Belgium
关键词
EDUCATIONAL-ATTAINMENT; RACIAL COMPOSITION; GENDER; EXPECTATIONS; ACHIEVEMENT; PERCEPTIONS; INEQUALITY; ETHNICITY; COMMUNITY; EFFICACY;
D O I
10.1086/660754
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This study explores how structural, compositional, and cultural characteristics of the teacher workplace affect an individual teacher's trust in colleagues. In particular, we investigate whether a homogeneous staff culture facilitates trust among teachers. Multilevel analyses on data of 2,104 teachers across a representative sample of 84 secondary schools in Flanders (Belgium) reveal that collegial trust is fostered when teachers agree on the teachability of the students in school. A mesomediation model demonstrates that the presence of a less homogeneous teachability culture explains the lower levels of collegial trust in socioeconomically disadvantaged schools. Our findings suggest that school leaders should focus on developing similar and positive conceptions among their teachers about students' teachability, in order to build social capital within the teaching staff to benefit student learning.
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页码:437 / 464
页数:28
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