Hiring conflict capable teachers: a mixed methods study

Swaninger, Thomas William (2022) Hiring conflict capable teachers: a mixed methods study. Doctoral thesis, Northern Arizona University.

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Abstract

This study explored the manner in which K-12 principals emphasize personal candidate dispositions during the teacher selection process as well as the extent to which they had authority to control their selection efforts. More specifically, the research attempted to discern how they view and subsequently identify dispositions perceived to predict favorable results in candidates’ capacity to effectively navigate through increasing conflict in the education workplace. The importance of these skills stands out more today than ever before as emerging literature reveals increasing levels of conflict and resulting complexity among stakeholders within and outside of the immediate school setting. As such, clarity on this subject is of great importance. This multi-method case-study embarked from the growing understanding that little attention is directed toward the topic of improving conflict resolution skills among educators. More recent attention has been directed toward improved graduate training and professional development for administrators. In as much as these efforts have not been applied to classroom teachers who are also involved in challenging situations, it only adds to the prudence of making more purposeful selections of conflict-capable candidates during the selection of teachers. Increased scholarship on this topic is beneficial to the profession and to the literature alike.Keywords: dispositions, hiring, K-12 principals, K-12 teachers, conflict, conflict resolution, conflict capable

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Publisher’s Statement:	© Copyright is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
Keywords:	Conflict Resolution; Dispositions; Hiring; Principals; Teachers
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Student
Department/Unit:	Graduate College > Theses and Dissertations College of Education > Educational Leadership
Date Deposited:	01 Jun 2023 16:36
Last Modified:	01 Jun 2023 16:36
URI:	https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/5936

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