Restrictive Behavior hinders rather than facilitates teacher work. The principal burdens teachers with paperwork, committee requirements and other demands that interfere with their teaching responsibility. Teacher Behavior refers to teachers' interactions that are meaningful and tolerant, that help students succeed, are professional, accepting, and mutually respectful. Teachers like, respect, and help one another both professionally and personally. Committed Behavior is directed toward helping students develop both socially and intellectually.
Teachers work extra hard to ensure student success in school.
Disengaged Behavior signifies a lack of meaning and focus in professional activities. Engaged Climate features teachers that are open with each other, cohesive, committed, supportive, and engaged despite weak leadership. Disengaged Climate features a principal that is open in relationships with faculty, is supportive, flexible, and non-controlling. However, the faculty is divided, intolerant, uncommitted, and guarded in interactions with each other. Closed Climate features a non-supportive, controlling principal along with a divided, apathetic faculty.