Publication Date
Spring 2019
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
Morgridge College of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Keywords
Principal self-efficacy, Learning organization, High-performing schools, School culture
Abstract
One key characteristic of high-performing schools is how they function organizationally, enabling them to enact reforms effectively and to deal with regular organizational ambiguity and chaos. The principal plays a pivotal role in developing a school culture that supports high-performing schools. This research studies the relationship between principal self-efficacy and a principal's perception of her school as a learning organization. We examined specific subcategories of learning organization attitudes and behaviors to determine whether principals consider distinct organizational behaviors a proxy for indicators of a learning organization, and whether that was related to their self-efficacy. The findings indicate that principals must be highly efficacious to persuade others to perform at high levels, and must have a strong belief in teachers and the organization as a whole to pursue the types of school improvement efforts and research-based organizational learning mechanisms that can improve student performance.
Copyright Date
2019
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the authors. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This article was originally published as:
Hesbol, K. A. (2019). Principal self-efficacy and learning organizations: Influencing school improvement. International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 14(1), 33-51.
Rights Holder
Kristina A. Hesbol
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
22 pgs
File Size
1.2 MB
Publication Title
International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation
Volume
14
Issue
1
First Page
33
Last Page
51
ISSN
1532-0723
Recommended Citation
Hesbol, Kristina A., "Principal Self-Efficacy and Learning Organizations: Influencing School Improvement" (2019). Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: Faculty Scholarship. 3.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/elps_fac/3
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