The Dark Side of School Culture
The extant literature evidences the link between incivility and workplace culture. Both have a symbiotic relationship whereby a change in one influences the other. When workplace cultures develop dysfunctional values and beliefs, negative traditions, and caustic ways of interacting, they have become...
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| description | The extant literature evidences the link between incivility and workplace culture. Both have a symbiotic relationship whereby a change in one influences the other. When workplace cultures develop dysfunctional values and beliefs, negative traditions, and caustic ways of interacting, they have become “toxic cultures.” This study examined Irish post-primary school teachers’ experiences of incivility and toxic culture in the workplace through in-depth interviews with forty-two participants. Results show that toxic work culture had a negative impact on both the personal and professional lives of the participants. We conclude that antecedents in toxic school culture are linked to epistemological assumptions, group dynamics, and deficiencies in leadership, and we suggest that they act as causes and/or facilitators of workplace bullying. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7186cb69d3c4b8abf6b5aa7d373dae22023-11-22T15:16:35ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982021-07-011138710.3390/soc11030087The Dark Side of School CulturePatricia Mannix-McNamara0Niamh Hickey1Sarah MacCurtain2Nicolaas Blom3School of Education, University of Limerick, V94 PX58 Limerick, IrelandSchool of Education, University of Limerick, V94 PX58 Limerick, IrelandDepartment of Work and Employment Studies, University of Limerick, V94 PX58 Limerick, IrelandSchool of Education, University of Limerick, V94 PX58 Limerick, IrelandThe extant literature evidences the link between incivility and workplace culture. Both have a symbiotic relationship whereby a change in one influences the other. When workplace cultures develop dysfunctional values and beliefs, negative traditions, and caustic ways of interacting, they have become “toxic cultures.” This study examined Irish post-primary school teachers’ experiences of incivility and toxic culture in the workplace through in-depth interviews with forty-two participants. Results show that toxic work culture had a negative impact on both the personal and professional lives of the participants. We conclude that antecedents in toxic school culture are linked to epistemological assumptions, group dynamics, and deficiencies in leadership, and we suggest that they act as causes and/or facilitators of workplace bullying.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/3/87workplace cultureincivilitytoxic culturepost-primary schools |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Mannix-McNamara Niamh Hickey Sarah MacCurtain Nicolaas Blom The Dark Side of School Culture Societies workplace culture incivility toxic culture post-primary schools |
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| topic | workplace culture incivility toxic culture post-primary schools |
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