Exploring the Measurement of School Leaders' Collective Efficacy and Collective Trust

• In Event: 61.049 - Perspectives of and From School Leadership: Trust, Perceptions, and Role Definition

Abstract

Collective efficacy (Bandura, 1997) has been shown to be positively associated with improvements in student achievement (Hattie, 2015). Collective trust (Hoy & Tschannen-Moran, 2003) has been similarly related to student outcomes (Adams & Forsyth, 2013). This study explored the measurement of both grouo-level constructs. School leaders (n = 34) from southeastern U.S. completed surveys at two time points. Results on a collective trust scale and multiple measures of collective efficacy demonstrated that the Collective Teacher Efficacy Scale - Short had the strongest correlation with the Faculty Trust in Colleagues measure. Accurate measurement of collective efficacy and collective trust in schools, ensures that the communal voice is empowered and challenges relevant to the group, often individually voiced, are identified.

Authors

• John Eric M Lingat, University of Kentucky

• Thomas R. Guskey, University of Kentucky

• Lu Young, University of Kentucky