Principals and teamwork among teachers: an exploratory study
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https://doi.org/10.26843/v12.n2.2019.708.p12-32Palavras-chave:
Principals, School leadership, Teamwork, Teachers? teamworkResumo
This study explored the role public school principals play in implementing teamwork among K-12 teachers. A sample of 636 U.S. principals completed an online survey rating the importance of teamwork, identifying the barriers teachers face when working in teams, and listing the initiatives they have taken to promote teamwork among teachers. The findings suggest that principals consider teamwork to be very important. They also showed that time constraints, relationship concerns, and differences in teaching and experience are the leading barriers to teamwork. The findings also indicated that principals take initiatives
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