ERIC Number: EJ1127536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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Utilizing Teacher Leadership as a Catalyst for Change in Schools
Ankrum, Raymond J.
Journal of Educational Issues, v2 n1 p151-165 2016
School leaders are constantly trying to find alternative ways to leverage and explore teacher leadership potential in their school building(s). Teachers leaders that are willing to go above and beyond their general duties. Teacher leaders are the type of educators that fall under the motif of potentially taking on additive responsibilities that will help to improve the school community. This paper looks at ways to leverage relationships between teacher leaders and school leaders in order to get maximum output from school staff. By infusing shared leadership in the school community, responsibility and accountability becomes a shared belief, that can be utilized as a catalyst for change in the school community.
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Educational Change, Leadership Styles, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Administrator Surveys, Principals, Superintendents, Likert Scales, Educational Environment, Faculty Development, Teacher Role, Instructional Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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