Conceptualizing the Critical Path Linked by Collective Teacher Efficacy

• In Event: 16.016 - Leading Teacher Efficacy: Principal Support, Teacher Needs, and Student Achievement

Abstract

Using meta-analytic review methods to evidence published in the past 20 years, this paper conceptualizes the critical path tying school leadership to student achievement by highlighting the importance of collective teacher efficacy (CTE). This paper presents the following: 1) two major approaches to the conceptualization and measuring of CTE; 2) CTE positively impacting student learning; 3) school leadership positively impacting CTE; and 4) five school leadership practices that are effective in improving CTE. This study adds to our understanding of the indirect influence of school leadership on student learning by illustrating how and to what extent principal leadership influences teacher collective efficacy. Implications of the findings for leadership practice are discussed.

Authors

• Jingping Sun, The University of Alabama

• Sijia Zhang, The University of Alabama

• Robert Przybylski, Nanjing Normal University