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The Influence of Teacher Leadership Programs on Teacher Leaders, Teachers, Schools, and Districts

2021

Teacher leadership is increasingly recognized as a promising strategy to improve the quality of instruction in U.S. schools. Despite the rising number of teacher leadership programs in the country, there is a paucity of knowledge about the work that teacher leaders (TLs) engage in, how educators experience teacher leadership and the impacts of these efforts on teacher leaders themselves and on districts, schools, teachers, and students. In response, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) supported the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) to investigate educators’ experiences with teacher leadership and describe the impacts of this improvement strategy. Disciplines Education This report is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre\_researchreports/115 Jonathan Supovitz University of Pennsylvania Jason Margolis Duquesne University Jill Harrison Berg Jill Harrison Berg Consulting Meghan Comstock University of Pennsylvania Report prepared for the ...

Teacher leadership : the advancement of teachers into leadership positions in primary schools

2021

Abstract: Most South African public schools operate using a hierarchal structure, adopting an autocratic leadership style that often hinders the development of teacher leadership within schools. Teachers, therefore, are often unaware of their leadership capabilities, which can influence the atmosphere of the school and, in turn, affect the learner achievement rate. When there is collaboration amongst staff and opportunities are made available to level one teachers, the culture of the school is influenced, and teachers find more satisfaction with their jobs, rather than becoming ‘burnt out’. The rationale for this study was to investigate the existence of leadership development opportunities for post level one teachers in primary schools. The development of teacher leadership in schools has the potential to improve learner achievement rates in the country. However, this can only be done if school management teams are willing to distribute/delegate responsibilities to post level one t...