Professional Learning for Distributed Leadership: Primary Headteachers' Perspectives

Autor/in	Torrance, Deirdre
Titel	Professional Learning for Distributed Leadership: Primary Headteachers' Perspectives
Quelle	In: Professional Development in Education, 41 (2015) 3, S.487-507 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-5257
DOI	10.1080/19415257.2014.936025
Schlagwörter	Leadership Styles; Transformational Leadership; Participative Decision Making; Elementary Education; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Graduate Study; Experiential Learning; Professional Development; Definitions; Case Studies; Mixed Methods Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Diaries; Questionnaires; Sociometric Techniques; Qualifications; Administrator Education; Administrator Characteristics; Outcomes of Education; Faculty Development; Educational Practices; Educational Improvement; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungsstil; Elementarunterricht; Principal; Schulleiter; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Begriffsbestimmung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Diary; Tagebuch; Fragebogen; Soziometrie; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungspraxis; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	This article draws from a small-scale study of headteachers motivated to positively impact on the quality of pupil experience by involving all staff in a distributed perspective on leadership. Each headteacher perceived leadership as involving learned processes requiring support and experience, expending considerable effort in providing a fertile environment for learning about its practice. This perspective developed from their personal experience of challenging established leadership orthodoxies prior to and since appointment to headship. The article explores the impact of formal work-based postgraduate leadership preparation and experiential professional learning on each headteacher's understandings of distributed leadership and its practice. It then explores the ways in which they supported the professional learning of staff. The article concludes by suggesting that headteachers and staff encounter a range of challenges in developing school practices inherent in distributed leadership and can benefit from ongoing support with informed reflection on practice beyond initial preparation for headship. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01