Re-imaging teacher leaders leading school improvement: the untapped potential
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Article Title | Re-imaging teacher leaders leading school improvement: the untapped potential |
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ERA Journal ID | 19932 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Petersen, Shauna |
Journal Title | Leading and Managing |
Journal Citation | 21 (2), pp. 1-28 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) |
ISSN | 0310-8767 |
1329-4539 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.acel.org.au/acel/ACELWEB/Publications/Journals/_Leading___Managing/ACELWEB/Publications/Leading___Managing.aspx?hkey=82b345d8-7ed5-41bc-ac59-e0a23430a4bc |
Abstract | Some 20 years ago, teacher leadership was on the verge of an exciting future when this ‘sleeping giant’ (Katzenmeyer & Moller, 2001, 2009) was awakened. While still central to the school improvement agenda, the visibility of teacher leadership as an organisational resource is not overtly apparent. There are significant numbers of schools in Australia that have engaged in reform efforts, and teacher leaders have led the process. What happened to these teacher leaders and what are they doing now? Has their teacher leader potential been realised? This article presents the findings of a study that explored the lived experiences of teacher leaders who have emerged from a school improvement process. Vignettes of five categories of teacher leaders highlight initially, their diverse experiences and significantly, that there is a bank |
Keywords | teacher leadership; school improvement |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390399. Education systems not elsewhere classified |
390403. Educational administration, management and leadership | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Leadership Research Institute |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q34xy/re-imaging-teacher-leaders-leading-school-improvement-the-untapped-potential
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