Student Number : 0317854T - MEd research report - School of Education - Faculty of Humanities / School effectiveness and school improvement research is a worldwide phenomenon that has inspired a great deal of literature. This report examines teachers’ perceptions of a teacher-led curriculum development initiative currently effective in independent schools in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, and it describes strategies for implementation for interested schools. It is a programme that focuses school improvement back into the classroom, with teachers leading the changes at their site of practice. The Gauteng Independent Schools Curriculum Development Initiative (GISCDI) is a teacher-led initiative. Qualitative research generates an understanding of how the mechanisms of this initiative impact on the lives of teachers and students. It provides detailed explanations of teachers’ perceptions of change in actual classroom practices, pedagogy and curriculum implementation by entering into conversations with selected participants. It considers the changes in light of reflective practice, after involvement in the GISCDI. The report accesses the different methodologies the teachers implemented in their classrooms, after the teacher-led interventions were presented to them. It also considers the concepts of teacher leadership, trust, distributed leadership and collegiality as being the core elements to initiating, implementing and sustaining change in practice, to benefit student learning and improving schools.

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本研究主要目的在分析國小校長分布式領導、教師效能感與教師組織承諾之間的關係。採用問卷調查法，以臺北市地區之公立國小教師為研究對象，有效樣本為445份。問卷調查結果採用描述性統計、t考驗、變異數分析、皮爾森積差相關、逐步多元迴歸及結構方程模式等統計方式加以分析。 本研究得到下列結論： 一、目前臺北市國小教師對校長分布式領導的知覺情況屬中上程度。 二、目前臺北市國小教師對教師效能感的知覺情況屬中上程度。 三、目前臺北市國小教師對教師組織承諾的知覺情況屬中上程度。 四、教師因背景變項中「現任職務」的不同，在知覺校長分布式領導、教師效能感與教師組織承諾上有差異。 五、國小校長分布式領導、教師效能感與教師組織承諾兩兩之間具有正向的關聯。 六、國小校長分布式領導、教師效能感的分層構面，對教師組織承諾有正向的預測作用。 七、校長分布式領導可透過教師效能感，增強對教師組織承諾的正向預測力。 最後，根據研究結果提出建議，以供教育行政機關、學校及後續研究之參考。 / The intent of this study was to explore the relationship among principal’s distributed leadership, teacher efficacy and teachers’ organizational commitment in elementary schools. The questionnaire investigation method was employed, and there were 445 valid questionnaires collected from public elementary schools in Taipei City. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's product-moment correlation, stepwise multiple regression analysis and Structural Equation Modeling. The results were as follows: 1. The perceptions from the elementary school teachers about principal’s distributed leadership were quite well. 2. The perceptions from the elementary school teachers about teacher efficacy were quite well. 3. The perceptions from the elementary school teachers about teachers’ organizational commitment were quite well. 4. Incumbent duty had significant influences the perceptions of teachers about on principal’s distributed leadership, teacher efficacy and teachers’ organizational commitment. 5. There were significant correlations between principal’s distributed leadership and teacher efficacy as well as between teachers’ organizational commitment. 6. The sub-level of the distributed leadership and teacher efficacy could apparently predict the teachers’ organizational commitment. 7. Teacher efficacy had mediate effect on distributed leadership and influence positively teachers’ organizational commitment. According to the above conclusion, the research proposed relevant suggestions to be referenced by education administrative organizations, elementary schools , and future research.

Abstract The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the development of urban elementary teacher leaders as captured in narrative data and analyzed through the theoretical lenses of role identity, distributed leadership, teacher leadership and urban teacher leadership. The narratives of five teacher leaders provided rich descriptions that made it possible to: (a) examine possible mechanisms for encouraging leadership assertion choices; (b) identify support practices for encouraging leadership within future teachers in the urban context; and (c) provide insight for building leadership roles in the school environment for those who coordinate professional development activities. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and post-interview reflections over the course of three months. All of the participants in the study worked in urban settings for the duration of the study and were employed by the same school system in the southeastern United States. Narrative analysis, analysis of narratives and a cross-case analysis strategies were used to reveal participants’ perceptions of individual roles, their journeys of leadership development, and the influences of their experiences in urban contexts on their leadership choices. Recommendations were made to enhance preparation, mentoring, and professional development of potential and current urban teacher leaders.

本研究旨在瞭解桃園縣國民中學校長分布式領導、教師心理賦權與教師學術樂觀之現況，並分析不同背景變項之教師在知覺校長分布式領導、教師心理賦權與教師學術樂觀之差異情形，且探討三者之間的關係，最後藉由校長分布式領導與教師心理賦權對教師學術樂觀進行預測。 本研究採調查研究法，共計抽樣30所學校，發出690份問卷，回收480份有效問卷，問卷有效率達69.97%。資料處理分別以描述性統計、獨立樣本t檢定、單因子變異數分析、皮爾遜積差相關及多元逐步迴歸分析等統計方式進行統計分析。 本研究獲致以下之結論： 一、 桃園縣國民中學教師知覺校長分布式領導為中高程度，以「校長的自信與謙遜」之知覺程度為最高，「營造信任的文化」之知覺程度最低。 二、 桃園縣國民中學教師有中高程度之教師心理賦權表現，以「影響力」的知覺為最高，「能力」之知覺為最低。 三、 桃園縣國民中學教師有中高程度之教師學術樂觀表現， 以「效能感」的知覺為最高，「學術強調」之知覺為最低。 四、 桃園縣國民中學教師，因其年齡、擔任職務、學校規模及學校歷史之不同，而有不同的校長分布式領導知覺感受，以51歲（含）以上之主任，並服務於學校規模12班（含）以下擁有21年（含以下）、41-60年、及61年（含以上）學校歷史之教師知覺程度較高。 五、 桃園縣國民中學教師，因其年齡、服務年資、學校規模及學校歷史之不同，而表現出不同程度的教師心理賦權，以年齡51歲（含）以上且年資超過21年，目前服務於學校規模13-48班擁有20年以下學校歷史之教師在知覺教師心理賦權程度較高。 六、 桃園縣國民中學教師，因其年齡及服務年資之不同，而有不同的教師學術樂觀知覺感受，以年齡51歲（含）以上並服務超過21年之學校教師在知覺教師學術樂觀程度較高。 七、 桃園縣國民中學校長分布式領導、教師心理賦權與教師學術樂觀的知覺及各分層面，彼此之間具有正相關的關係。 八、 桃園縣國民中學校長分布式領導、教師心理賦權對教師學術樂觀具有預測作用，以「校長分布式領導」的預測力最佳。 最後依據研究結果與結論，提出具體建議，以供教育行政機關、學校校長與教師以及未來研究的參考。 / The purpose of this study was to investigate the current development of principal’s distributed leadership, teachers’ psychological empowerment, and teachers’ academic emphasis in secondary schools of Taoyuan County, and to analyze the difference between teachers of different background variables, and to explore the relationship among the three variables. This study has aimed to predict teachers’ academic emphasis through principal’s distributed leadership and teachers’ psychological empowerment. Through the use of questionnaire survey method, data were collected from 30 secondary schools, distributing 690 questionnaires in total. Valid questionnaires of 480 were collected, with a usable rate of 69.97%. All data were analyzed by the methods of descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. The conclusions of this study are as follows: 1. Secondary school teachers’ perception of principal’s distributed leadership is above average, in which the item “principals’ self-confidence” and “humility”was the highest, and “creating a culture of trust” was the lowest. 2. Secondary school teachers’ perception of teachers’ psychological empowerment is above average, in which the item “impact” was the highest, and “competence” was the lowest. 3. Secondary school teachers’ perception of teachers’ academic optimism is above average, in which the item “self-efficacy” was the highest, and “academic emphasis” was the lowest. 4. There are significant differences in the secondary school teachers’ perception of principals’ distributed leadership in terms of age, position, scale of school, and age of school. 5. There are significant differences in the secondary school teachers’ perception of teachers’ psychological empowerment in terms of age, years of service, scale of school, and age of school. 6. There are significant differences in the secondary school teachers’ perception of academic emphasis in terms of age and years of service. 7. There is a positive correlation among the principals’ distributed leadership, teachers’ psychological empowerment, and teachers’ academic optimism. 8. Principal’s distributed leadership and teachers’ psychological empowerment have a predictive effect on teachers’ academic optimism.

本研究旨在探討國民小學校長分布式領導、學校組織公平與教師組織公民行為之關係，並依據研究結果提出建議。首先，進行文獻探討，建立研究架構與工具。 其次，以北北基三市公立國民小學教師為研究對象，透過取樣進行問卷調查，總計有效樣本為802份，分別以描述統計、t考驗、變異數分析、相關分析、多元逐步迴歸分析以及結構方程模式等統計方法加以分析。依據研究結果之分析，本研究主要研究發現如下： （一）目前國民小學教師知覺校長分布式領導、學校組織公平與教師組織公民行為的程度良好。 （二）教師知覺校長分布式領導與學校組織公平的程度，在性別、年齡、服務年資等背景變項，具有顯著差異。 （三）教師知覺教師組織公民行為的程度，在服務年資、學校所在地、學校規模、校長性別以及校長服務年資等背景變項，具有顯著差異。 （四）校長分布式領導、學校組織公平與教師組織公民行為三者之間，具有正向的關聯。 （五）學校組織公平對教師組織公民行為的預測力，高於校長分布式領導對教師組織公民行為的預測力。 （六）校長分布式領導透過學校組織公平的中介效果，正向影響教師組織公民行為。 最後，根據研究結果提出相關建議，提供實務應用與未來研究之參考。 / The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship among the principals’ distributed leadership, school organizational justice and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior in the elementary school. The research methods included literature review and questionnaire survey. The data was collected from 802 teachers of elementary schools in Taipei City, New Taipei City, and Keelung City. The data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation, multiple regressions and structural equation modeling. The conclusions are as follows: 1. The elementary school teachers’ perception of the principals’ distributed leadership, school organizational justice and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior is positive. 2. The elementary school teachers of different gender, age, in-service years, current position, school size and the different principal’s gender show significant differences on teachers’ perception of principals’ distributed leadership and school organizational justice. 3. The elementary school teachers of different in-service years, school districts, school size, the different school principal’s gender and principal’s in-service years show significant differences on teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior. 4. There are positive correlations among principals’ distributed leadership, school organizational justice and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior. 5. Compared with principals’ distributed leadership, school organizational justice is the stronger indicator for teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior. 6. The principals’ distributed leadership has positive effect on teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior through the mediation effect of school organizational justice According to the findings and conclusions given above, some suggestions are provided for practical applications and future research.

本研究旨在瞭解臺北市國民小學校長分布式領導與教師組織公民行為之現況，並分析不同背景變項之教師在知覺校長分布式領導與教師組織公民行為之差異情形，且探討二者之間的關係，最後探討校長分布式領導對教師組織公民行為預測力情形。 研究採問卷調查法，以臺北市立國民小學教師為研究對象，採分層隨機抽樣，抽取47所學校，發出788份問卷，回收688份有效問卷，問卷有效率達87.3％。資料處理分別以描述統計、t 考驗、變異數分析、相關分析、多元逐步迴歸分析以及結構方程模式等統計方法加以分析。 本研究獲致以下之結論： 一、國民小學教師知覺校長分布式領導與教師組織公民行為之現況屬中高程度。 二、不同性別、年齡、服務年資、職務的國民小學教師，知覺校長分布式領導有顯著差異，以男性、年齡51歲以上、服務年資21年以上、擔任職務為兼主任之教師，知覺校長分布式領導的程度較高。 三、不同性別、年齡、服務年資、職務的國民小學教師，知覺教師組織公民行為有顯著差異，以男性、年齡51歲以上、服務年資21年以上、擔任職務為兼主任之教師，知覺教師組織公民行為的程度較高。 四、國民小學校長分布式領導與教師組織公民行為具有顯著正相關。 五、國民小學校長分布式領導對教師組織公民行為具有正向預測力。 六、國民小學校長分布式領導與教師組織公民行為的結構方程模式適配度良好。 最後，根據研究結果提出相關建議，提供實務應用與未來研究之參考。 / The purpose of this study is to investigate the current status of principals’ distributed leadership and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior of the elementary schools in Taipei City, and to analyze the differences in different background variables are conscious of principals’ distributed leadership and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior, and to explore the relationship between the two variables. Finally, to explore the prediction on principals’ distributed leadership to teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior. Questionnaire survey method is adopted. The data was collected from teachers of elementary schools in Taipei City by stratified random sampling. The samples include 47 schools and 788 questionnaires were distributed. There were 688 valid questionnaires used finally in the statistical analysis and the usable rate is 87.3%. The data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation, multiple regressions and structural equation modeling. The conclusions are as follows: 1.The elementary school teachers’ perception of the principals’ distributed leadership and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior is above average. 2.Regarding perceived distributed leadership, there was significant difference among teachers of different genders, ages, periods of service and positions in school. Teachers who are male, older than 51, more than 21 serving years, or as the chief of department were with higher degree of distributed leadership perception. 3.Regarding perceived teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior, there was significant difference among teachers of different genders, ages, periods of service and positions in school. Teachers who are male, older than 51, more than 21 serving years, or as the chief of department were with higher degree of teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior perception. 4.The degree of principals’ distributed leadership and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior was significant positively related. 5.The degree of teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior could be predicted by the degree of principals’ distributed leadership. 6.The SEM constructed for principals’ distributed leadership and teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior showed goodness of fit. According to the findings and conclusions given above, some suggestions are provided for practical applications and future research.

本研究主旨在於瞭解臺北市國民小學校長分布式領導、兼任行政教師情緒勞務與組織公民行為之現況，並分析不同背景變項之教師在知覺校長分布式領導、兼任行政教師情緒勞務與組織公民行為時產生的不同差異情形，且探討三者之間的關係，最後藉由校長分布式領導與兼任行政教師情緒勞務對其組織公民行為進行預測。 本研究採調查研究法，共計抽樣84所學校，發出540份問卷，回收451份問卷，其中有效問卷414份，問卷有效率達91.8%。資料處理分別以描述性統計、獨立樣本t檢定、單因子變異數分析、皮爾遜積差相關及多元逐步迴歸分析等統計方式進行統計分析。 本研究獲致以下之結論： 一、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師知覺校長分布式領導為中高程度，以「校長專業自信與謙遜」之知覺程度為最高，「營造適當的變革時機」之知覺程度為最低。 二、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師在其情緒勞務的知覺為中高程度，以「真誠演出」的知覺為最高，「深層演出」之知覺為最低。 三、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師有中高程度之組織公民行為表現，以「敬業行為」之表現為最高，「工作要求高標準」的表現為最低。 四、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師，因其性別、擔任職務、教育程度、學校規模、學校歷史之不同，而有不同的校長分布式領導知覺感受，以男性、擔任主任、研究所以上、學校規模在49班(含)以上、學校歷史在41-60年之教師知覺程度較高。 五、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師，因其服務年資、擔任職務及學校規模之不同，而對於其情緒勞務之知覺感受有所不同，以服務年資21年(含)以上、擔任主任及學校規模在49班(含)以上之教師知覺程度較高。 六、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師，因其年齡、服務年資、擔任職務及學校規模之不同，而展現出不同程度的教師組織公民行為，以51歲(含)以上、服務年資為21年(含)以上、擔任組長及學校規模為49班(含)以上之教師表現程度較高。 七、臺北市國民小學校長分布式領導、兼任行政教師情緒勞務與組織公民行為之知覺及各層面，彼此間具有正相關的關係。 八、臺北市國民小學兼任行政教師情緒勞務對教師組織公民行為整體及各層面具有預測作用，而校長分布式領導之層面「建構明確的績效責任」及「校長專業自信與謙遜」則對教師組織公民行為之「尊重學校體制」、「工作要求高標準」具有預測作用。 　　最後依據研究結果與結論，提出具體建議，以供教育行政機關、學校校長與兼任行政教師以及未來研究的參考。 關鍵字：分布式領導、教師情緒勞務、組織公民行為 / The study aims to investigate the current situation of the elementary school principal’s distributed leadership, administrations teacher’s emotional labor and organization citizenship behavior in Taipei City, and then analyze the administrative teachers in different background variables when they are conscious of the elementary school principal’s distributed leadership, administrations teacher’s emotional labor and organization citizenship behavior, and then explore the relationship among the three variables. In the end, the study through principal’s distributed leadership and administrative teachers’ emotional labor forecast the organization citizenship behavior. Questionnaire survey method is adopted in this study. The samples include 84 schools and 540 questionnaires were distributed. 451 questionnaires were returned. There were 414 valid questionnaires used in the statistic analysis and the usable rate is 91.8%. All data processing were analyzed by the methods of descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation , Multiple regression. The conclusions are as follows： 1. Elementary school administrative teachers’ perception of principal’s distributed leadership is above average , in which the item “principals’ self-confidence and humility” was the highest, and “creating a timing of trust” was the lowest. 2. Elementary school administrative teachers’ perception of teachers’ emotional labor is above average, in which the item “sincere performances” was the highest, and “deep acting” was the lowest. 3. Elementary school administrative teachers’ perception of teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior is above average and then the “dedication to the work” was the highest, and “highly working standards” was the lowest. 4. There are significant differences in the elementary school teachers’ perception of principal’s distributed leadership in terms of sex, position, bachelor of science, scale of school, and age of school. 5. There are significant differences in the elementary school teachers’ perception of teachers’ emotional labor in terms of years of service, position and scale of school. 6. There are significant differences in the elementary school teachers’ perception of teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior in terms of age, years of service, position and the scale of school. 7. There is positive correlation among the principals’ distributed, administrations teacher’s emotional labor and organization citizenship behavior. 8. Administrations teacher’s emotional labor have a predictive effect on teachers’ organization citizenship behavior. Keywords: distributed leadership, teacher’s emotional labor, organization citizenship behavior

Syftet med studien är att bidra med kunskap om rektors och skolans besluts-processer och hur dessa kan förstås ur ett organisationsteoretiskt perspektiv. Fallstudien har använts som forskningsmetod och en F-9 skola ingår i studien. Det empiriska materialet består av mötesobservationer, intervjuer och doku-mentanalys. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten för studien är organisationsteori med särskilt fokus på beslutsteori. Två modeller används som analysverktyg: faser i beslutsprocessen och sammanfattning av beslutsmodeller. Rektors roll i beslutsprocesserna är också en viktig faktor i analysen.En fråga i uppsatsen fokuserar på hur beslutsprocesserna går till på den stude-rade skolan och vad är rektors roll i dessa är. Resultatet visar här att det mesta av informationen som samlas in av rektor inför beslutsfattande är verbal och få val mellan direkta alternativ görs. Beslut är ofta vaga och de beslut som fattas rör i hög utsträckning praktiska frågor. Mycket lite av verkställande och upp-följning av beslut har setts i studien.Den andra fråga som ställs i uppsatsen är hur beslutsprocesserna kan beskrivas och förstås utifrån organisationsteoretiska och beslutsteoretiska begrepp och modeller. Resultatet pekar på att det är den inkrementella beslutsmodell som bäst stämmer in på den studerade skolans beslutsprocesser, med detta sagt är en modell aldrig en direkt avspegling av verkligheten utan inslag från fler mo-deller kan ses i studien. Då resultatet visar på vaga och otydliga beslutsproces-ser är slutsatsen att skolor skulle vinna på att tydliggöra processerna för alla inblandade, att börja tala om en designad beslutsprocess. / The purpose of this essay is to make a knowledge contribution regarding head teachers’ and schools’ decision processes and how these can be understood from an organizational theoretical perspective. A case study was carried out in a so called “F - 9” school (pre-school class and year 1 - 9 compulsory school). A triangulation of the methods observation, document analysis and interviews was used. The theoretical point of departure for the study is organisational the-ory with special focus on decision theory. Two models are used as analytical tools: phases in the decision process and a summary of the decision models used. The role of the head teacher is also an important factor in the analysis.One question in the essay focuses on how the decision processes are carried out and what the head teacher’s role in these are. The results show that most of the information gathered by the head teacher before the decisions is verbal and that few choices between alternatives are made. Decisions are often vague and the decisions made primarily concerns practical questions. Very little in terms of implementation and follow up of the decisions have been seen in the study.The second question asked in the essay is how the decision processes can be described and understood with organisation theoretical and decision theoretical terms and models. The result indicates that it is the incremental decision model that best describe the decision process of the participating school, however, no model is ever a direct reflection of reality and elements of more models can be seen in the study. As the results indicate vague and unclear decision processes, the conclusion is that schools would gain from clarifying the processes for all concerned, there is need to talk about a designed decision process.

This study focuses on the diverse leadership issues a Swedish primary school faces when responsibilities are not clearly defined between the management/operative organisation and the development organisation. To illustrate this, research results are analysed using Liljenberg’s model ‘Tensions in relation to the development aspects of school organisation’. The five aspects of the model are; Organisational Structure, Goals, Vision and Values, Responsibility and Decision-making, Reflection and Evaluation and Attitudes. They are used to identify to which extent the management team’s focus is operationally or developmentally oriented and how decisions are made. The information is derived from observations, document analysis and semi-structured interviews. The survey shows that the management team deals mostly with operational issues though what issues belong to the running of a school as compared to pedagogical development becomes difficult to distinguish as they can overlap. When it comes to which direction or solutions the school takes, other groups are influential without regard to the designated development group. This division shows that the school has a distributed leadership. The results indicated that without clearly defined division of labour, area of responsibility and leadership, the different groups within a school are less effective and would benefit from an overhaul. / Den här undersökningen fokuserar på en låg- och mellanstadieskolas ledningsgrupps frågor, för att se på fördelningen mellan driftsorganisationens och utvecklingsorganisationens frågor. För att belysa detta har undersökningens resultat analyserats utifrån en modell av Liljenberg över spänningsfälten mellan drifts- och utvecklingsorganisationen. Modellens fem aspekter är; organisationsstruktur, mål, vision och värden, ansvarstagande och beslutsfattande, reflektion och utvärdering samt attityder. Dessa har använts för att identifiera i vilken utsträckning ledningsgruppens fokus är drifts- eller utvecklingsorienterat. Ledningsgruppens arbete har undersökts i en fallstudie bestående av observation, dokumentanalys och semistrukturerade intervjuer. Undersökningen visar att den undersökta ledningsgruppen mest hanterar driftsfrågor, trots att det är svårt att utskilja vilka frågor som handlar om att driva skolan eller att utveckla den. När det handlar om utvecklingsfrågor visar det sig att det också finns andra grupperingar än ledningsgruppen där dessa frågor diskuteras. Det kan handla om förstelärarnas uppdrag eller vad resursteamet planerar i utbildningsväg. Denna uppdelning visar på att skolan har ett distribuerat ledarskap. Den här undersökningen visar att utan en tydlig fördelning av arbetsuppgifter, ansvarsområden och ledarskap blir skolan inte så effektiv som den skulle kunna vara, och att strukturen skulle gynnas av en översyn.