TY - JOUR
T1 - Are your students safe to learn? The role of lecturer’s authentic leadership in the creation of psychologically safe environments and their impact on academic performance
T2 - The role of teacher's authentic leadership on the creation of psychologically safe environments and their impact on academic performance
AU - Soares, Andre
AU - Lopes, Miguel Pereira
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - As the role of students and lecturers in higher education changes, several questions emerge about the role of each of them on students’ academic performance. This includes questions regarding the impact of the relationships between students, lecturer’s characteristics and the social environment on students’ performance. To address these questions, this article reports a study of the impact of lecturer authentic leadership, psychological safety and network density on academic performance. It explores the relationship between network density, psychological safety and lecturer authentic leadership. A questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate students. A positive impact of lecturer authentic leadership and psychological safety on academic performance was found. Students from high-density groups tended to show better academic performance, higher psychological safety and tended to see their lecturers as being more authentic. A reflection on the role of the lecturer in higher education settings is presented. It also presents some recommendations on how student academic performance can be improved by the adoption of specific behaviours by their lecturer.
AB - As the role of students and lecturers in higher education changes, several questions emerge about the role of each of them on students’ academic performance. This includes questions regarding the impact of the relationships between students, lecturer’s characteristics and the social environment on students’ performance. To address these questions, this article reports a study of the impact of lecturer authentic leadership, psychological safety and network density on academic performance. It explores the relationship between network density, psychological safety and lecturer authentic leadership. A questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate students. A positive impact of lecturer authentic leadership and psychological safety on academic performance was found. Students from high-density groups tended to show better academic performance, higher psychological safety and tended to see their lecturers as being more authentic. A reflection on the role of the lecturer in higher education settings is presented. It also presents some recommendations on how student academic performance can be improved by the adoption of specific behaviours by their lecturer.
KW - academic performance
KW - authentic leadership
KW - business education
KW - network density
KW - psychological safety
KW - social networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081632743&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1469787417742023
DO - 10.1177/1469787417742023
M3 - Article
SN - 1469-7874
VL - 21
SP - 65
EP - 78
JO - Active Learning in Higher Education
JF - Active Learning in Higher Education
IS - 1
ER -