What kind of leadership promotes vocational education and training (VET) teachers’ enthusiasm at work?
Wenström, Sanna; Uusiautti, Satu; Määttä, Kaarina (2019)
Wenström, Sanna
Uusiautti, Satu
Määttä, Kaarina
Consortia Academia
2019
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019080523457
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019080523457
Tiivistelmä
Vocational education and training (VET) teachers’ experiences of enthusiasm at work are the
force that that may enhance the quality, effectiveness, and productivity of the currently
renewing vocational education. According to VET teachers’ perceptions, leaders and
supervisors can influence their enthusiasm considerably. This research focused on the
immediate supervisors’ perceptions of leadership that could enhance enthusiasm in VET
teachers. The research questions set for this research were: (1) How do immediate supervisors
describe their means of promoting VET teachers’ enthusiasm? and (2) What kinds of
challenges the supervisors describe having noticing in it? This was a qualitative research in
which immediate supervisors (N=15) were interviewed through a semi-structured interview.
The interview data were analyzed with data-based content analysis. The findings showed that
leadership enhancing enthusiasm appeared as the immediate supervisors’ ability to nurture
good atmosphere, cherish good relationships, provide encouraging feedback, and trust in
teachers’ development. According to the findings, enthusiasm can be promoted with positive
leadership, which is realized in the everyday work through the immediate supervisors’
positive interaction and activities and the way they support collaboration and interaction.
Keywords: leadership; immediate supervisors; vocational education and training (VET)
teachers; enthusiasm
force that that may enhance the quality, effectiveness, and productivity of the currently
renewing vocational education. According to VET teachers’ perceptions, leaders and
supervisors can influence their enthusiasm considerably. This research focused on the
immediate supervisors’ perceptions of leadership that could enhance enthusiasm in VET
teachers. The research questions set for this research were: (1) How do immediate supervisors
describe their means of promoting VET teachers’ enthusiasm? and (2) What kinds of
challenges the supervisors describe having noticing in it? This was a qualitative research in
which immediate supervisors (N=15) were interviewed through a semi-structured interview.
The interview data were analyzed with data-based content analysis. The findings showed that
leadership enhancing enthusiasm appeared as the immediate supervisors’ ability to nurture
good atmosphere, cherish good relationships, provide encouraging feedback, and trust in
teachers’ development. According to the findings, enthusiasm can be promoted with positive
leadership, which is realized in the everyday work through the immediate supervisors’
positive interaction and activities and the way they support collaboration and interaction.
Keywords: leadership; immediate supervisors; vocational education and training (VET)
teachers; enthusiasm