TY - CHAP
T1 - Revisiting the concept of institutional trust and its relevance for teacher well-being
T2 - Evidence from Peru
AU - Solano Silva, Dante Junior
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The chapter introduces the concept of institutional trust and its relevance for the subjective well-being of public-school teachers in Peru. Previous research has focused on trust among school members and their potential benefits for teachers' well-being at workplace. However, it is necessary to study teachers' trust towards the institutions that govern educational policies and their consequences on other aspects of their well-being. To address these gaps, data from the National Teachers Survey of Peru collected in 2016 and 2018 (N = 15,796) is used to study teachers' institutional trust. Factor analysis suggests these perceptions are configured in two dimensions: trust towards governance institutions and towards external organizations that promote teachers' rights. Regression models suggest that institutional trust is positive related to life satisfaction, self-esteem, job satisfaction at school, satisfaction with colleagues and principals. This research expands the current literature of trust on education in the Americas and developing contexts.
AB - The chapter introduces the concept of institutional trust and its relevance for the subjective well-being of public-school teachers in Peru. Previous research has focused on trust among school members and their potential benefits for teachers' well-being at workplace. However, it is necessary to study teachers' trust towards the institutions that govern educational policies and their consequences on other aspects of their well-being. To address these gaps, data from the National Teachers Survey of Peru collected in 2016 and 2018 (N = 15,796) is used to study teachers' institutional trust. Factor analysis suggests these perceptions are configured in two dimensions: trust towards governance institutions and towards external organizations that promote teachers' rights. Regression models suggest that institutional trust is positive related to life satisfaction, self-esteem, job satisfaction at school, satisfaction with colleagues and principals. This research expands the current literature of trust on education in the Americas and developing contexts.
UR - https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/revisiting-the-concept-of-institutional-trust-and-its-relevance-for-teacher-well-being/366834
U2 - 10.4018/979-8-3693-7688-1.ch001
DO - 10.4018/979-8-3693-7688-1.ch001
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9798369376881
SP - 1
EP - 20
BT - Hispanic scholar perspectives on education and wellbeing
A2 - Villarreal, Angello
ER -