Full Description
The concept of teacher leadership has gained attention from educational scholars and practitioners across the globe due to its success in improving outcomes for teachers and students. The Challenges and Possibilities of Teacher Leadership explores the theory and practice of teacher leadership through a variety of international scholarly and practitioner perspectives, surveying the field of teacher leadership conceptually and practically.
Each chapter in this edited collection frames teacher leadership in terms of what is next for teacher leadership, how to foster teacher leadership, the impacts of teacher leadership and how to use teacher leadership to advance social justice agendas. International scholars in teacher leadership provide a range of case studies from countries across the world, including Brazil, Hong Kong, Australia, Chile, the USA and China, to offer a critical analysis of the concept of teacher leadership in terms of local cultures, organizational structures, and socioeconomic conditions.
Offering valuable perspectives, primarily from qualitative studies in the form of case studies, document analyses, and literature reviews, The Challenges and Possibilities of Teacher Leadership is a timely resource for academics, scholars, practitioners, and school leaders who are interested in creating schools where the leadership capacity of teachers is encouraged to grow, positive change is enacted, teachers are engaged and effective, and students are learning.
Contents
Introduction; Peter Wiens and Hui-Ling Wendy Pan
Part One. Understanding and Fostering Teacher Leadership
Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Teacher Leadership: Issues and Evidence; David Gurr
Chapter 2. Fostering Teacher Leadership in School Settings: Spheres of Support; Norma Ghamrawi
Chapter 3. Understanding the Benefits of Teacher Leadership for Schools, Teachers, and Students; Jodi Notch and Peter Wiens
Chapter 4. Critical Teacher Leadership: A Theoretical Framework to Examine Teacher Leadership for Social Justice; Jill Bradley-Levine and Gilbert C. Park
Part Two. The Landscape of Teacher Leadership in International Contexts
Chapter 5. Shaping the Future of Teacher Leadership in Singapore Education; Salleh Hairon
Chapter 6. Teacher Leadership in Taiwan: An Analysis of Policies and Practices; Wen-Yan Oscar Chen
Chapter 7. Teacher Leadership in Chile: Opportunities to Develop Professional Policy Frameworks; Paulo Volante Beach
Chapter 8. An Overview of Teacher Leadership in Türkiye (2015-2024); Didem Erdel
Chapter 9. Teacher Leadership Across the United States: What Story do Standards and Competencies Convey?; Jori S. Beck and KaaVonia Hinton
Part Three. The Practice of Teacher Leadership in International Contexts
Chapter 10. "I've Changed - We're a Force": Team Enactment of Leadership in Whole School Improvement in Australia; Dorothy Andrews and Joan Conway
Chapter 11. How to Promote the Development of Teacher Leadership in the Context of Chinese Professional Learning Communities; Qi Xiu and Kailun Zhou
Chapter 12. Leadership Development of Aspiring Departmental Heads in South African Public Primary Schools; André du Plessis and Willemien Strydom
Chapter 13. Teacher Leadership in Spain: Perceptions of the System Leaders; Gloria Gratacós, Begoña Ladrón de Guevara, and Mireia Tintoré
Chapter 14. Teacher Leadership Styles: A Theoretical Model, Assessment Instrument and Empirical Studies In The Brazilian Context; Ana Priscila Batista
Teacher Leadership: Looking Back and Forward; Hui-Ling Wendy Pan and Peter Wiens
