Headteacher visibility and teacher perceptions of headteacher trustworthiness: A comparison of the Ugandan context to existing theory

Trust and Collaboration in PLC Teams

“…Teacher trust in the principal is positively related to teacher trust in colleagues (Hoy, 1992; Kochanek, 2005). Hallam, Boren, Hite, Hite, and Mugimu (2012) found that principals who spent more time engaging with teachers in social and unscheduled interaction improved trust within the school. Trust is also affected through teachers’ perceived influence, leadership success, and professionalism—all of which are influenced by the principal’s behavior (Hoy, Hoy, & Kurz, 2008; Moye et al, 2005; Tschannen-Moran, 2009).…”

Teamwork and Motivation to Leave the Teaching Profession: An Exploratory Study

“…Third, our study documents teachers’ expectations toward principals by compiling a list of actions they expect principals to take to foster teamwork. Although it has been found that teachers expect principals to foster teamwork (Hallam et al, 2015; Hallam et al, 2013), this is the first time to our knowledge that a U.S. study documents specific actions that teachers expect principals to take to increase teamwork.…”

“…The lack of trust between teachers and principals not only undermines teamwork among teachers but also undermines the general culture of the school building and possibly affects students negatively. Principals are responsible for building trust in their personal relationships with teachers and developing a larger culture of trust in their buildings (Hallam et al, 2013).…”

“…Essentially, the principal’s behavior has been found to influence teacher motivation, job satisfaction, learning, and school-wide collaboration—all of which are tied to trust on a collective level (Hallam et al, 2015). In a similar study, Hallam et al (2013) concluded that when principals spent more time engaging with teachers in social or unscheduled interactions, trust and collaboration within the school improved significantly.…”

“…It takes effective leaders to shape the culture of organizations (Groysberg, Lee, Price, & Cheng, 2018; Warrick, 2017). More precisely, teachers expect principals to foster teamwork and become engaged team leaders (Hallam et al, 2015; Hallam, Boren, Hite, Hite, & Mugimu, 2013). However, it is not clear what exactly teachers expect principals to do to increase teacher teamwork.…”