ABSTRACT

Despite increasing attention to the importance of caring in education, most research on caring in schools focuses on narrow dyadic relationships between individuals. The present study explores the processes used by school leaders as they strive to generate a culture of caring in schools. We find that leaders influence caring through the way in which they exemplify/enact their educational vision and personal values, but also through the adjustments they make to organizational priorities and structures. This analysis of leadership highlights the way that caring in schools transcends individual relationships and becomes an aspect of the organizational culture. The research and practice implications of the enablers and constraints on leaders’ efforts to create a caring culture are discussed.

摘要

尽管人们越来越关注关怀在教育中的重要性，但大多数关于学校关怀的研究都集中在个人之间狭隘的二元关系上。本研究探讨了学校领导在努力在学校营造关爱文化时所使用的过程。我们发现，领导者通过他们体现/制定他们的教育愿景和个人价值观的方式来影响关怀，也通过他们对组织优先事项和结构所做的调整来影响关怀。这种对领导力的分析强调了学校关怀超越个人关系并成为组织文化一个方面的方式。讨论了领导者努力创造关怀文化的推动因素和限制因素的研究和实践意义。