ERIC Number: EJ996270
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Fostering Leadership Skills in Pre-Service Teachers
Xu, Yuejin; Patmor, George
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, v24 n2 p252-256 2012
Teacher leadership is about empowering teachers to take a more active role in school improvement. Current pathways to teacher leadership, namely the Teacher Leader Master (TLM) degree program and teacher-led professional development, mainly target in-service teachers. Less attention has been paid to teacher leadership training in current teacher preparation curricula. This article describes three instructional strategies for nurturing pre-service teachers' leadership skills in a teacher preparation program. The three strategies are (1) to encourage cross-domain and multiple perspective-taking among pre-service teachers; (2) to enhance pre-service teachers' ethical reasoning; and (3) to engage pre-service teachers in analyzing real-life teacher leadership cases. The specific strategies presented in this article can be used as examples for teacher preparation programs as they strengthen their efforts in leadership training for pre-service teachers.
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Change, Leadership Training, Teacher Leadership, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Empowerment, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs
International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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