ERIC Number: EJ1179443
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1570-0763
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A Mirroring Process: From School Management Team Cooperation to Teacher Collaboration
Lu, Jiafang; Hallinger, Phillip
Leadership and Policy in Schools, v17 n2 p238-263 2018
In this study, we examine how cooperation and constructive controversy evidenced within school management teams (SMT) relate to collaboration among teachers. Dyad survey data was collected from SMT members and teachers at 32 primary schools in Hong Kong. Results of multilevel regression analysis indicated that cooperation among SMT members was positively related to teacher collaboration. Moreover, constructive controversy within SMTs mediated the path and contributed additional variance explained in school-wide teacher collaboration. These findings affirm that the leadership dynamics of SMTs in Hong Kong primary schools do appear to have a positive influence on potentially important school-level conditions.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Collaboration, Cooperative Planning, Elementary School Teachers, Surveys, Participative Decision Making, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teamwork, Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Leadership, Statistical Analysis, Principals, Multiple Regression Analysis, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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