Illuminating the Dynamics of Effective Teacher Leadership in a Public Elementary School: A Narrative Inquiry

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Malley, Michael P.
dc.contributor.authorMcGrew, Chaitra S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGordon, Stephen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGuerra, Patricia
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSan Miguel, Trinidad
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-20T21:25:40Z
dc.date.available2014-11-20T21:25:40Z
dc.date.issued2014-11
dc.description.abstractThis study documents the narratives of three teacher leaders and their stories of teacher leadership practice using a framework of distributed leadership rooted in Snell and Swanson’s (2000) dimensions of teacher leadership. The research questions guiding the study are: Primary Research Question: How is teacher leadership practiced in an elementary school community? Secondary research questions: What are the key moments in a teacher leader’s journey that helped them see themselves as a teacher leader? How do these teacher leaders do the work of teacher leadership? What supports their practice of teacher leadership and what obstacles impede their practice of teacher leadership? The data sources for this study include individual and focus group interviews, journey maps, and teacher leader journals. Chapter 4 presents the study findings by introducing the three teacher leaders and their stories using their own words, narrated in first person. Chapter 4 also presents the teacher leader’s understanding of teacher leader practice and analysis about how they do the work of teacher leadership. Chapter 5 provides further analysis and interpretation of the research questions and findings, implications for further research, and another dimension of teacher leadership identified from the data. Finally, Chapter 5 also includes the researcher’s own story of teacher leadership and reflective thoughts.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
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dc.format.extent148 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMcGrew, C. S. (2014). <i>Illuminating the dynamics of effective teacher leadership in a public elementary school: A narrative inquiry</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/5345
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectTeacher Leadership
dc.subjectNarrative Inquiry
dc.subjectJourney Map
dc.subjectTeacher Leader
dc.subjectDistributed Leadership
dc.subject.lcshEducational leadershipen_US
dc.subject.lcshElementary school teachers--Attitudesen_US
dc.titleIlluminating the Dynamics of Effective Teacher Leadership in a Public Elementary School: A Narrative Inquiry
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool Improvement
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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