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August 30, 2026British Journal of Sociology of EducationOpen Access

Collegiality among headteachers in the formation and sustainability of inter-organisational school networks

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IWIgnacio WymanUniversity of Manchester

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Mixed-methods study reveals how informal collegial ties sustain inter-organisational school networks among headteachers, highlighting social dynamics beyond formal institutional policy.

Key Points

  • To examine how headteachers establish and sustain inter-organisational school networks using concepts from neo-structural sociology.
  • Gathered qualitative and quantitative network data from headteachers across 16 primary schools in Santiago, Chile.
  • Applied neo-structural sociological frameworks to compare informal, collegial network dynamics against formal bureaucratic and institutional arrangements.
  • Inter-organisational relationships between schools frequently emerge and persist independently of formal institutional or policy frameworks.
  • Kinship, individual career trajectories, personal history, and existing structural ties critically govern the formation, diversity, and endurance of informal networks.

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Ignacio Wyman (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0476c1a8fb52e79c4echttps://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2026.2724527
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