Empowering teacher leadership: a cross-country study
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Article Title | Empowering teacher leadership: a cross-country study |
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ERA Journal ID | 19923 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pineda-Baez, Clelia (Author), Bauman, Cheryl (Author) and Andrews, Dorothy (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Leadership in Education |
Journal Citation | 23 (4), pp. 388-414 |
Number of Pages | 26 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1360-3124 |
1464-5092 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2018.1543804 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603124.2018.1543804 |
Abstract | The contextual, purpose-driven challenges facing schools and school systems across the world call for creative and innovative responses to revitalize school practices. The process of revitalization will require new thinking, new mindsets within an adaptive school culture and new leadership roles (formal and informal). Often the perception of leadership held within a school is that it is the province of the principal; however, if we move from a top-down model of leadership we can ulitize the capacity of others within to lead the learning. To enable this to happen, teacher leaders need to work with agency and principals need to nurture and grow their formal and informal leadership roles within the school. For many teachers, the question is how they can establish and commit to leadership roles and responsibilities within the school community while remaining in a teaching position. This case study examined the practices of teachers as they experienced leadership across three cross-cultural contexts: Colombia, Canada and Australia. It presents exemplars of teacher leadership in action and provides images of teacher leadership as enacted in addition to an understanding of the factors that were important in supporting their leadership actions. |
Keywords | teacher leadership; leadership; educational change |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390403. Educational administration, management and leadership |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of La Sabana, Colombia |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5421/empowering-teacher-leadership-a-cross-country-study
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