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Why So Difficult? Exploring Negative Relationships between Educational Leaders: The Role of Trust, Climate, and Efficacy

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Recent work suggests the importance of collaboration among district-office and school leaders. Most studies examine prosocial relationships, but negative social ties, which may be more consequential, are rarely examined. We collected survey data from 78 educational leaders on perceptions of culture and negative relationships and used social-network analysis to examine the likelihood of leaders forming negative relationships. Findings indicate that “senders” of negative ties tended to be district-office leaders, who often reported higher efficacy and perceived less trust, whereas “receivers” of negative ties were more likely to perceive more trust and have been employed in the district longer.

Source: American Journal of Education

DOI: 10.1086/683288

Authors: Alan J. Daly, Nienke M. Moolenaar, Yi-Hwa Liou, Melissa Tuytens, Miguel del Fresno

Institutions: University of California San Diego, Utrecht University, National Taipei University of Education, Ghent University, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Language: English

Topic: Educational Leadership and Practices

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2230481981