Attitudes towards school tracking - analyses of profiles and predictors of school leaders in Switzerland
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Publikationsdatum
2026
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
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01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Education Sciences
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Jahrgang / Band
16
Ausgabe / Nummer
3
Seiten / Dauer
490
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MDPI
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Abtretungsempfänger:in
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Zusammenfassung
Through their influence on various inner-school factors, school leaders can be considered relevant with regard to how tracking policies are enacted at the school level. However, research on attitudes of school leaders vis-à-vis school tracking is sparse. We examine profiles of tracking-related attitudes and predictors of profile membership at the individual (i.e., gender, age, work experience, self-efficacy beliefs, leadership competencies) and contextual level (i.e., school size, school level, social context, size of municipality). Data were collected from 1162 school leaders of pre-primary, primary, and lower secondary schools in Switzerland. Using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), three profiles were identified: inclusion, tracking-separation, and average. School leaders in the inclusion profile showed positive attitudes towards inclusive education and the abolition of grades, a disapproval of early tracking, and negative attitudes towards tracking and its transparency. Leaders in the tracking-separation profile showed negative attitudes towards inclusive education and the abolition of grades, an approval of early tracking, and positive attitudes towards tracking and its transparency. Most school leaders were in the average profile, with neither especially favorable nor especially critical attitudes. While gender, school level, and the size of a municipality were found to be predictors of profile membership, other variables were not. The results give indications as to what factors are relevant in predicting certain attitudes towards tracking. This knowledge can be used for further research as well as for designing targeted interventions.
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2227-7102
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Gold
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Zitation
Tulowitzki, P., Garrote, A., & Köferli, S. (2026). Attitudes towards school tracking - analyses of profiles and predictors of school leaders in Switzerland. Education Sciences, 16(3), 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16030490