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The Relationship between Teacher Culture and Teacher Leadership in Elementary and Secondary Schools: The Case of Participating Schools of Mentor Teacher Program in the 2009~2010 Academic Year in Taipei
Author : Derray Chang, Ling-Hui Su, Su-Chen Chang
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Abstract：
This study aims to explore the current situation and the relationship between teacher culture and teacher leadership in elementary and secondary schools in Taipei City. Questionnaire survey method was adopted in the study. The effective sample size comprised 735 teachers in total. Average, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Amos were used for data analysis. The main research findings included: (1)Teacher culture had positive influence effect on teacher leadership; (2) The teachers had the tendency of emphasizing practical experience, continual growth and team work, while they also had the norm of teaching isolation and egalitarian ethic; (3)The current situation of teacher leadership is above average; (4)The teachers whose length of service are “6~10 years”, “11~20 years”, and “more than 21 years” had higher tendency of teaching isolation; (5)The teachers with the positions of “classroom teacher” and “subject teacher” had higher tendency of teacher culture; (6)The teachers from the school size of “more than 61 classes” had higher tendency of teaching isolation, while teachers from the school size of “49~60 classes” had higher tendency of teaching team work.
Keywords： teacher culture, teacher leadership, mentor teacher
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