Relational trust in Valparaiso, Chile and Illinois schools: surprising consistency and further questions

dc.contributor.authorRaczynski, Dagmar
dc.contributor.authorSebring, Penny Bender
dc.contributor.authorWeinstein, Jose
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Molly Flynn
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:11:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:11:30Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIn an unusual research collaboration, scholars in Chile and the US collected similar empirical data across their two countries to investigate and contrast relational trust in schools in Valparaiso, Chile and Illinois, US. The most salient finding was that, when asked about constructs associated with relational trust, teachers and students responded similarly and positively across the two regions with respect to trust among teachers, between teachers and principals, and between students and teachers. Similarities emerged regardless of differences in geography; nationality, language and culture; and structure of education systems. Relational trust, which involves respecting, caring for, and believing in the honesty and competence of one's colleagues, seems to materialize in schools, regardless of vast differences in environments. Given that trust is a vital force for school improvement, this is encouraging news for both regions. Nevertheless we observed that teacher-parent trust was much lower in Valparaiso and that there were differences in the operation of factors that condition levels of trust, specifically size of schools and socioeconomic status of the student body.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13603124.2019.1690696
dc.identifier.eissn1464-5092
dc.identifier.issn1360-3124
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2019.1690696
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93625
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000769811600004
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final87
dc.pagina.inicio66
dc.revistaInternational journal of leadership in education
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods04 Quality Education
dc.subject.odspa04 Educación de calidad
dc.titleRelational trust in Valparaiso, Chile and Illinois schools: surprising consistency and further questions
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen25
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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