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Publication Date: 2013-Aug
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When Is a School Environment Perceived as Supportive by Beginning Mathematics Teachers? Effects of Leadership, Trust, Autonomy and Appraisal on Teaching Quality
Blömeke, Sigrid; Klein, Patricia
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v11 n4 p1029-1048 Aug 2013
This study examines the hypothesis that the more support beginning mathematics teachers perceive and the better they evaluate the management of their school, the higher their teaching quality is. Indicators of teaching quality were how the teachers, who were in their third year in the profession, regarded themselves able to cope with the challenges of mathematics instruction and generic tasks like classroom management and how satisfied they were with their job. Indicators of support were the level of appraisal and autonomy the teachers reported. School management indicators were the administrative leadership of the principal and the climate of trust as perceived by the teachers. Our results reveal that teacher support plays an important role in the quality of beginning mathematics teachers. All quality indicators improved significantly if beginning teachers reported more appraisal and autonomy. A climate of trust plays an important role for the extent of autonomy perceived. Administrative leadership was significantly related to the amount of appraisal the teachers reported. Our results provide important information on how to steer a school so that the quality of beginning mathematics teachers is maximized.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Beginning Teachers, Principals, Teacher Effectiveness, Correlation, Classroom Techniques, Professional Autonomy, School Administration, Self Efficacy, Educational Quality, Teacher Attitudes, Trust (Psychology), Job Satisfaction
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