Language and Organizational Communication as Drivers of Well-Being in School Organizations
Keywords:
Language, School Organizations, Well‑Being, Organizational Culture, Psychological Safety.Abstract
Language plays a constitutive role in shaping the relational, cognitive, and cultural dynamics of school organizations. Moving beyond its traditional function as a medium for information exchange, language emerges as an epistemic and organizational resource that actively contributes to the construction of well‑being among school leaders, teachers, staff, and students. Drawing on the Communicative Constitution of Organizations (CCO), sense making theory, symbolic‑interpretive approaches, and intercultural communication frameworks, this article examines how discursive practices influence psychological safety, professional engagement, social capital, and trust within educational institutions. The analysis highlights the dual nature of language as both a technology of coordination and a technology of power, capable of enabling or constraining organizational development. The article concludes by proposing a transdisciplinary understanding of language as the structural bridge linking individual identity, collective cognition, and the social infrastructure of schools, positioning it as a central determinant of organizational health.
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