An Examination of Teacher Experience and Perception of Leadership Effort on Commitment to Stay Using Mediation Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2022v18n1a1131Keywords:
Leadership, Teacher Working Conditions, RetentionAbstract
This study approaches the idea of teachers’ commitment to stay at their job by considering their perceptions of efforts by leadership to support working conditions in schools. Data from 85,000 teachers from the 2016 school year in North Carolina were used in the mediation analysis. Results show that administrative effort had a direct effect on teachers’ commitment to stay. This effort was mediated by how teachers view the working conditions in their schools, and new and veteran teachers view the impact of administrative effort on their commitment to stay in a similar manner. Policy implications are discussed, along with suggestions for unpacking these data to reveal a more discreet understanding of the internal dynamics of schools.
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Cette étude porte sur l’engagement des enseignants à rester à leur poste en fonction de leurs perceptions des efforts déployés par le leadership pour maintenir de bonnes conditions de travail dans les écoles. Les données de 85 000 enseignants de l’année scolaire 2016 en Caroline du Nord ont été utilisées dans une analyse de médiation. Les résultats montrent que l’effort administratif a eu un effet direct sur l’engagement des enseignants à rester. Toutefois, l’impact de cet effort administratif dépendait de la manière dont les enseignants percevaient les conditions de travail dans leurs écoles, ainsi que de la manière dont les nouveaux et anciens enseignants percevaient cet impact sur leur engagement. Cette étude évalue aussi les implications de cet état des choses pour la formulation de politiques et propose des pistes pour interpréter les données afin d’en arriver à une compréhension plus fine de la dynamique interne des écoles.
Keywords / Mots clés : leadership preparation, university-school partnerships, leadership field experience, leadership-focused coaching, leadership mentoring / préparation au leadership, partenariats université-école, expérience de terrain en matière de leadership, coaching axé sur le leadership, mentorat en matière de leadership
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