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Situating Servant Leadership Within Educational Leadership: Case Study of Trust as a Relational Element in Teacher-Principal Relationships

Situating Servant Leadership Within Educational Leadership: Case Study of Trust as a Relational Element in Teacher-Principal Relationships

Angela Bradley, Margaret-Mary Martine Sulentic Dowell, Imre Emeric Csaszar
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781668458129|ISBN10: 1668458128|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668458136|EISBN13: 9781668458143
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5812-9.ch001
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Bradley, Angela, et al. "Situating Servant Leadership Within Educational Leadership: Case Study of Trust as a Relational Element in Teacher-Principal Relationships." Cases on Servant Leadership and Equity, edited by Ursula Thomas, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5812-9.ch001

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Bradley, A., Sulentic Dowell, M. M., & Csaszar, I. E. (2023). Situating Servant Leadership Within Educational Leadership: Case Study of Trust as a Relational Element in Teacher-Principal Relationships. In U. Thomas (Ed.), Cases on Servant Leadership and Equity (pp. 1-28). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5812-9.ch001

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Bradley, Angela, Margaret-Mary Martine Sulentic Dowell, and Imre Emeric Csaszar. "Situating Servant Leadership Within Educational Leadership: Case Study of Trust as a Relational Element in Teacher-Principal Relationships." In Cases on Servant Leadership and Equity, edited by Ursula Thomas, 1-28. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5812-9.ch001

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Abstract

Situated within the current complex climate of public education in the United States, in this autoethnographic case study, the relational aspect of trust as a characteristic of servant leadership within the principal-teacher relationship was investigated. Examining the role that trust played in improving a school's culture and how trust was established and maintained among one principal and the teachers whom she supervised was explored. Data sources included weekly reflections, a questionnaire, and email artifacts. Leadership practices were examined through the lens of Tschannen-Moran's five faces of trust. Teachers gauged their level of trust in their leader, rating her servant leadership characteristics. Results indicated the five faces of trust were apparent in this school leader. Based on characteristics and actions that led to trusting teacher-principal relationships, teachers tended to trust her as a leader to a high degree. Overarching themes included leader openness, leader competence and professionalism, leader benevolence, and leader's high regard for teachers.

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