Breaking up Isn't Hard to Do: Exploring the Dissolution of Teachers' and School Leaders' Work-Related Ties

Autor/inn/en	Spillane, James P.; Shirrell, Matthew
Titel	Breaking up Isn't Hard to Do: Exploring the Dissolution of Teachers' and School Leaders' Work-Related Ties
Quelle	In: Educational Administration Quarterly, 53 (2017) 4, S.616-648 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-161X
DOI	10.1177/0013161X17696557
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Network Analysis; School Organization; Social Capital; Longitudinal Studies; Elementary School Teachers; Principals; Elementary Schools; Suburban Schools; Interprofessional Relationship; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Sozialkapital; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Principal; Schulleiter; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Purpose: School leaders are central to the development of work-related ties among school staff. Although prior work has examined the predictors of the presence of work-related ties, little is known about the breakup or dissolution of ties among school staff. This study examines the extent of tie dissolution among school staff, as well as both the individual- and organizational-level predictors of the breakup of ties. Research Methods: This study uses social network analysis of 4 years of survey data from 14 elementary schools in one suburban U.S. district. Social network models predict the likelihood of the breakup of a tie between school staff in three types of networks: close colleague networks, and instructional advice networks in mathematics and language arts. Findings: Work-related ties between school staff dissolve at high rates from year to year, and ties that dissolve generally do not re-form. Aspects of the formal school organization--particularly changing grade levels and losing leadership positions--predict the breakup of ties, while individual-level factors such as commitment to the school, perceptions of school leadership, and beliefs about instruction generally do not predict tie dissolution. Implications for Research and Practice: School leaders should carefully consider grade reassignments and changes in leadership positions, as these changes strongly predict the breakup of ties between school staff. School leaders should also invest in the promotion and maintenance of cross-grade ties after changes to grade-level assignments. [Appendix A and B are available in the online version of the article.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01