Nancy Gigante

Teacher Leadership in Context

Its Relationship with Social, Material, and Human Resources in Schools Implementing Reform

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This exploratory study presents an examination of the relationships between and among teacher leadership and social, material, and human resources. This study answers the following research questions: How does active teacher leadership influence a school's human resources, in terms of reported changes in teaching practice? What is the relationship between a school's social and material resources and its implementation of teacher leadership? Findings indicate that teacher leaders engage in two types of functions - support and developmental. Which functions teacher leaders are able to engage in is determined by their access to contextual social and material resources; these resources include support from administrators, relationships with colleagues, time to enact the teacher leader role, and involvement in professional development. This study establishes that teacher leadership positively influences a school's human resources when these contextual factors allow for teacher leadersto engage in developmental functions. Therefore, social and material resources impact whether or not teacher leaders can improve teaching practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• Gewicht: 226g
• ISBN-13: 9783639001808
• ISBN-10: 363900180X
• Artikelnr.: 23887115

Autorenporträt

Nancy A. Gigante, Ed.D.: Studied English at RutgersUniversity (BA), education and English at Montclair StateUniversity (MA), education at Kean University (MA), and educationat Rutgers University (Ed.D). High school principal in NJ.