Teacher’s emotional reactions to radical introduction of new tenure-based pay system in Lithuania Cover Image

Lietuvos bendrojo ugdymo mokyklų darbuotojų emocinės reakcijos į darbo apmokėjimo pokyčius
Teacher’s emotional reactions to radical introduction of new tenure-based pay system in Lithuania

Author(s): Žilvinas Židonis, Jūratė Sutkuvienė
Subject(s): Education, Public Administration, Labor relations, Educational Psychology, Organizational Psychology
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: change; resistance; emotional reactions; tenure-based pay for teachers;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to investigate emotional responses to radical introduction of new tenure based pay system in Lithuania. The research is focused on the period of time from change initiative introduction to very fist attempts to implement it in organizations. Through qualitative inquiry, this research identified the course and dynamics of emotional states experienced by teachers. The paper is based on proposition that emotional responses should follow the pater outline in Kubler-Ross (Cameron & Green, 2009) model. However, the empirical results showed that teacher’s resistance to and rejection of change even increased, due to such factors as high publicity, lack of internal communication, and due to very short implementation time.

  • Issue Year: 18/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 175-193
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Lithuanian