Poster #37 - Who Seeks Advice and Who Offers It? An Examination of Teacher-Level Attributes on Network Centrality

• In Event: 43.081 - MTCC Poster Session Nine
  In Poster Session: 43.081-5 - Workplace Learning Poster Session

Abstract

In this study, social network analysis was used to examine individual-level variables (self-efficacy and seniority) that may influence teachers’ tendency to seek out advice from colleagues and/or the likelihood that they are sought out. Results showed that teachers with higher levels of self-efficacy were more likely to be looked to as advice givers, though self-efficacy was not associated with increased or decreased levels of advice-seeking. Teachers with more seniority were less likely to reach out to others for professional advice, though no relationship was found between seniority and the likelihood that a teacher’s advice would be sought. Implications for practice are briefly discussed.

Authors

• Rebecca Mazur, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

• Rebecca H. Woodland, University of Massachusetts - Amherst