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Becoming Teacher Leaders in Israel: A Meaning-Making Model

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Title: Becoming Teacher Leaders in Israel: A Meaning-Making Model
Language: English
Authors: Russo-Netzer, Pninit, Shoshani, Anat
Source: Cambridge Journal of Education. 2019 49(3):369-389.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Professional Identity, Leadership Training, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Selection, Teacher Motivation, Leadership Role, Reflection
Geographic Terms: Israel
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2018.1533524
ISSN: 0305-764X
Abstract: Consensus is growing that teacher leadership benefits teaching quality and student performance. Despite the recognition that teacher leadership contributes to teachers' professional development, little is known about how it is developed and how teachers experience the transition to the teacher-leader role. This study explores the internal mechanisms underlying the transition to and formation of teachers' professional identity as teacher leaders. It is based on 60 interviews: 41 teachers who were selected to participate in a leadership training programme, 10 principals and 19 teacher-leaders' colleagues. The findings led to a model with four central components: (1) Overall professional identity; (2) The experience of 'being chosen;' (3) An internal meaning-making process; and (4) External forces.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1212531
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Consensus is growing that teacher leadership benefits teaching quality and student performance. Despite the recognition that teacher leadership contributes to teachers' professional development, little is known about how it is developed and how teachers experience the transition to the teacher-leader role. This study explores the internal mechanisms underlying the transition to and formation of teachers' professional identity as teacher leaders. It is based on 60 interviews: 41 teachers who were selected to participate in a leadership training programme, 10 principals and 19 teacher-leaders' colleagues. The findings led to a model with four central components: (1) Overall professional identity; (2) The experience of 'being chosen;' (3) An internal meaning-making process; and (4) External forces.
ISSN:0305-764X
DOI:10.1080/0305764X.2018.1533524