Between the spaces: Instructional coaches negotiating school improvement study

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dc.contributor.advisorNelson, Sarah W.
dc.contributor.authorCrowell, Lyn D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGuerra, Patricia
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJacobs, Jennifer
dc.contributor.committeeMemberO'Malley, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-04T20:27:47Z
dc.date.available2017-01-04T20:27:47Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractInstructional coaches have become important to bringing embedded professional development into schools as a response to school improvement (Anderson, 2009). The literature reveals that instructional coaches can support teachers as they implement new strategies (Killion, Harrison, Braun, & Clifton, 2012). The literature further supports that the changes in teacher strategies may increases student achievement (Kretlow & Bartholomew, 2010). However, there is limited research on the self-perception of coaches in their role for school improvement. The instructional coach is unique because the instructional coach occupies the space between administrators and teachers. This general qualitative study uses a post-structural theoretical framework to analyze the perceptions of instructional coaches and the work they do. Using in-depth interviewing, an online discussion forum and a focus group, issues of power and positioning of self within the system will be explored. Six female instructional coaches were interviewed, three participated in the online discussion forum, and two participated in a focus group to uncover their stories about coaching. The research questions were how do instructional coaches negotiate the space between administrators and teachers? How do instructional coaches position themselves within school improvement efforts? What forms of power and influence do instructional coaches perceive they have? In what ways do instructional coaches navigate the political structures of the school system? This study supports the work of instructional coaches within the school improvement process by revealing how these instructional coaches perceive power in the relationships with teachers and administrators. A conceptual framework of the instructional coaches as landscaper is explored to explain the work of the instructional coach through a post-structuralist frame.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent244 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationCrowell, L. (2015). <i>Between the spaces: Instructional coaches negotiating school improvement study</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6368
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectInstructional coaching
dc.subjectGender and leadership
dc.subjectEducational leadership
dc.subjectPost-structuralism
dc.titleBetween the spaces: Instructional coaches negotiating school improvement study
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool Improvement
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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