| Title: |
Principals’ supervision practices and sense of efficacy in professional learning communities |
| Authors: |
Bouchamma, Yamina; April, Daniel; Basque, Marc |
| Source: |
Journal of Educational Thought / Revue de la Pensée Educative; Vol. 52 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Educational Thought; 162-180 ; 2561-7990 ; 0022-0701 ; 10.55016/ojs/jet.v52i2 |
| Publisher Information: |
University of Calgary |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
| Subject Terms: |
Professional learning communities; school principals; sense of efficacy; sense of collective efficacy; self-efficacy; Communautés d'apprentissage professionnelles; directeurs d'école; sentiment d’efficacité; sentiment d'efficacité collective; sentiment d’efficacité personnel |
| Description: |
The aim of this study was to analyse principals’ sense of efficacy regarding their teacher supervision practices in the context of a professional learning communities (PLC), and to establish correlations between these senses of efficacy and PLC supervisory practices. A questionnaire on principals’ practices and perceptions (self-efficacy, collective efficacy, teachers’ performance) in a professional learning communities (PLC) was administered (N = 81) in two Canadian provinces. Results indicate significant differences between (a) the sense of collective efficacy (SCE), self-efficacy (SSE), and professional efficacy (SPE). In this regard, SCE ranked the highest. The different senses of efficacy of these leaders are linked to their practices and perceptions in the context of a PLC. The processes by which principals develop these senses of efficacy with regard to their practices in supervising PLCs are not well understood and thus warrant further studies. ; Le but de cette étude était d’analyser le sentiment d’efficacité des directions d’école quant à leurs pratiques de supervision des enseignants dans le contexte des communautés d’apprentissage professionnelle (CAP) et d’établir des corrélations entre ces sentiments d’efficacité et les pratiques de supervision des CAP. Un questionnaire sur les pratiques et les perceptions des directions d’école (sentiment d’efficacité personnelle, collective et performances des enseignants) dans les CAP a été administré (N= 81) dans deux provinces canadiennes. Les résultats indiquent des différences significatives entre (a) le sentiment d'efficacité collective (SEC), l'efficacité personnelle (SEPe) et l'efficacité professionnelle (SEPr). À cet égard, la SEC s'est classée au premier rang. Les différents sentiments d'efficacité de ces directions d’école sont liés à leurs pratiques et à leurs perceptions dans le contexte de travail en CAP. Les processus par lesquels les directeurs développent ces sentiments d'efficacité en ce qui concerne leurs pratiques de supervision des CAP ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/69429/53614; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/69429 |
| DOI: |
10.55016/ojs/jet.v52i2.69429 |
| Availability: |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jet/article/view/69429; https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/jet.v52i2.69429 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.D6A6D509 |
| Database: |
BASE |