Teacher Leadership and Teacher Professional Well-Being

• In Event: Caring for Self and Others: Leadership Well-Being and Mindfulness

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between teacher leadership – defined as teacher collaboration and coordination – and teachers’ professional wellbeing in terms of job satisfaction and efficacy, using data for teachers from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment. Results showed that school-level teacher collaboration was significantly and positively related to individual teachers’ satisfaction with their current job environment, even after controlling for other variables. School-level teacher collaboration was marginally but significantly related to teachers’ self-efficacy in classroom management and in maintaining positive relations with students. School-level teacher coordination was positively and significantly related to teachers’ self-efficacy in instructional settings. Together, findings suggested the importance of teacher leadership defined as teacher collaboration and coordination in the professional wellbeing of teachers.

Authors

• Soo-yong Byun, Pennsylvania State University

• Gerald K. LeTendre, Pennsylvania State University

• Suyoung Park, Pennsylvania State University