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Collective Trust: Why Schools Can't Improve without It
The culmination of nearly three decades of research, "Collective Trust" offers new insight and practical knowledge on the social construction of trust for school improvement. The authors argue that "collective trust" is not merely an average trust score for a group, but rather an independent concept with distinctive origins and consequences. The book demonstrates that schools are organizations that require environments characterized by high levels of collective trust to be effective. Including an historical overview, an exhaustive review of the empirical research, and implications for school reform policy and leadership, this is the most comprehensive resource to date on the issue of collective trust. Essential reading for anyone wishing to plan and implement long-term plans for school improvement, this book: (1) Presents a theoretical framework and a set of reliable and valid measures to study collective trust; (2) Offers important guidelines for education policy and leadership practice; (3) Advances a social and capacity-based approach to school improvement; and (4) Provides practitioners with a set of tools to evaluate the trust culture of their schools. [Foreword by Barbara Schneider.].
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- "In this work for educators, educational leaders, organizational scholars, sociologists, and other behavioral and social scientists, Forsyth (education, U. of Oklahoma) and co-authors demonstrate that schools are organizations requiring high levels of collective trust in order to be effective. They present a theoretical framework of collective trust and provide a set of tools that practitioners can use to evaluate the trust culture of their schools. They begin by looking at early studies and conceptual foundations of collective trust. They then synthesize evidence from studies conducted at four universities in the Midwest, shedding light on collective trust as a condition of social capital and academic optimism. Collective trust is then examined in relation to accountability, school reform, and the role of the principal. Appendices provide actual measures that were used in the research. The book can be used as a supplementary text for courses on leadership, school culture, or community relations. Because it traces the 25 year history of an ongoing research agenda, it will be useful for courses on educational research and design."
- "The culmination of nearly three decades of research, "Collective Trust" offers new insight and practical knowledge on the social construction of trust for school improvement. The authors argue that "collective trust" is not merely an average trust score for a group, but rather an independent concept with distinctive origins and consequences. The book demonstrates that schools are organizations that require environments characterized by high levels of collective trust to be effective. Including an historical overview, an exhaustive review of the empirical research, and implications for school reform policy and leadership, this is the most comprehensive resource to date on the issue of collective trust. Essential reading for anyone wishing to plan and implement long-term plans for school improvement, this book: (1) Presents a theoretical framework and a set of reliable and valid measures to study collective trust; (2) Offers important guidelines for education policy and leadership practice; (3) Advances a social and capacity-based approach to school improvement; and (4) Provides practitioners with a set of tools to evaluate the trust culture of their schools. [Foreword by Barbara Schneider.]."@en