How the Management Behavior of Middle Leaders in Schools can Encourage Collaboration among Faculty Members

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the management function and role of mid-level school leaders that encourage faculty collaboration. To this end, we qualitatively analyzed the management behavior of a school middle leader who engaged in the school organization and encouraged faculty collaboration, the thought processes that produced such behaviors, and the responses elicited from administrative and faculty members. We then adapted these management behaviors to each stage of the school organization process to verify the effects. The study found that the middle leader held an effective function and role in promoting faculty collaboration by reciprocally interacting with both administrative and faculty staff members according to each stage of the school organization process.