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PSYCHOLOGIE PRO PRAXI, Vol 53 No 1 (2018), 59–75
Ředitelská vize a vztahy v učitelském sboru: srdcaři, manažeři a přežívači
[School Principal’s Vision and Relationships among Teaching Staff: Hearters, Managers, and Survivors]
Irena Smetáčková, Ida Viktorová, Veronika Pavlas Martanová, Petra Topková
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23366486.2019.4
published online: 24. 06. 2019
abstract
Principal’s vision along with the style of school leadership are important factors influencing school culture and thus also relationships among the teaching staff. The aim of the present paper is to present a part of the results from a series of 12 case studies of elementary schools focusing on principals’ visions, the resulting leadership styles and their reflection in ways of fostering relationships among the staff. Each case study consisted of a combination of data collection methods: questionnaire survey among teachers, interview with school management, interviews with selected teachers, analysis of school documents, and observation of school life, while the main source of data for the current contribution were 58 interviews with directors, deputy directors and teachers from 12 case schools. Relationships among teaching staff have emerged as a key value in principal’s vision. Consequently, school management uses various practices to promote professional and/or personal relationships among teachers. Based on the case studies, we identified three basic types of principals’ visions, which differ in the roles that leadership assigns to relationships among teachers. The types of visions were labeled “hearters,” “managers,” and “survivors.” The length of the time in management function and the specificity of the school compared to the others shoved both as significant factors influencing principal’s vision.
keywords: principals; vision; relationships; leadership styles; school culture; grammar school
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