Teacher Isolation and Communication Network Analysis in Primary Schools

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze teacher isolation at the level of communication behavior of teachers. The usefulness of communication network analysis is explored in eight elementary schools. The first research question is whether and in what way the communication behavior of teachers varies within as well as between schools. The second research question is how teachers’ communication network participation is related to their perception of different types of tasks. Our findings support the idea that teacher isolation at least partly results from the behavior of individual teachers. Results regarding the relationship between communication network participation and task perception yield insights that can be helpful in developing and supporting collegial relationships in schools.

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