ERIC Number: ED580950
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 30
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Leading Together: Strengthening Relational Trust in the Adult School Community
Leis, Micela; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Paxton, Carol L. C.; Sandilos, Lia E.
Grantee Submission, Journal of School Leadership v27 p831-859 Nov 2017
Research from the past two decades positions relational trust as a key factor in school reform efforts. Trust between teachers and their principal (teacher-principal trust) and teachers and their colleagues (teacher-teacher trust) are particularly important. "Leading Together" (LT) is a new professional development and coaching model of the Center for Courage & Renewal designed to develop individual and collective capacity to build trust and enhance communication among adults in schools. In this paper, we investigate the relation between successful implementation of LT and changes in trust in eight schools that participated in a pilot study of LT from 2012-2014. Results showed moderate increases in teacher-principal trust and teacher-teacher trust in schools implementing LT successfully. This paper describes changes in trust and processes needed for the successful implementation of team-implemented programs, models, or approaches. [Research was supported in part by the Center for Courage & Renewal.]
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Teacher Administrator Relationship, Peer Relationship, Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), Adults, Correlation, Program Effectiveness, Pilot Projects, Principals, Program Implementation, Elementary Secondary Education, Mixed Methods Research, Interviews, Public Schools, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Questionnaires
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B090002; GF12681
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