ERIC Number: EJ1151737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
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ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
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Managing Digital Identity on Twitter: The Case of School Administrators
Cho, Vincent; Jimerson, Jo Beth
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v45 n5 p884-900 Sep 2017
What does it mean to be and to act like a school leader online? Although many school leaders might be comfortable navigating issues of identity in face-to-face environments, online environments may present new and unprecedented challenges. These challenges may range from concerns about privacy and surveillance to questions about how best to leverage social media for professional or school aims. Accordingly, the present study draws upon interview and tweet data to explore administrators' performance of identity on Twitter. Findings describe how administrators enacted two distinct identities: one relating to instructional leadership and the other relating to school public relations. Administrators were reticent about revealing other, more personal identities. This was seen as a way to maintain and gain followers. Implications for identity research, online professional learning, and public school relations are discussed.
Descriptors: School Administration, Social Media, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Use, Computer Mediated Communication, Administrator Attitudes, Professional Identity, Instructional Leadership, Public Relations, Audience Analysis, Leadership Qualities, Semi Structured Interviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Role, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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