Principal Vision, Environmental Robustness, and Teacher Sense of Autonomy in High Schools

Organizational Health and Robust School Vision

“…Teachers serving with such a principal exhibited a sense of freedom in selecting methods and materials for their classes, felt free to control the pace of instruction in their own classes, and had confidence in the supervision of their work (Greenfield, Licata, & Johnson, 1992;Licata et al, 1990). D. Johnson (1992) reported similar findings in secondary schools.…”

“…More recent works seem to support this notion (Blase & Blase, 1997;Greenfield, 1988;Jantzi & Leithwood, 1996;D. Johnson, 1992;Smith & Stolp, 1995).…”

“…Rather than a principal simply imposing a vision on teachers (see Fullan, 1992;Keener, 1995;or Lonnquist & King, 1993 for descriptions of the systemic problems with doing so), there is evidence to suggest that teachers are more likely to support a school vision when it is the outcome of an authentic exchange of views among principal, teachers, and others (Licata, Teddlie, & Greenfield, 1990). More recent works seem to support this notion (Blase & Blase, 1997;Greenfield, 1988;Jantzi & Leithwood, 1996;D. Johnson, 1992;Smith & Stolp, 1995).…”