Journal article
Distributed leadership and professional learning communities
Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, Vol.6(2), pp.1-17
2011
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Abstract
<p>This paper focuses on understanding distributed leadership and professional learning communities (PLCs). Through an Australian Government grant, the Teacher Education Done Differently (TEDD) project, data were analysed from 25 school executives about distributed leadership as a potential for influencing educational change through forums such as PLCs. Findings will be discussed in relation to: (1) Understanding the nature of a PLC, (2) Leadership within PLCs, (3) Advancing PLCs, and (4) PLCs as forums for capacity building a profession. A cyclic model for facilitating PLCs is presented, where information such as issues and problems are brought to the collective, discussed and<br />analysed openly to provide further feedback. There are implications for leaders to up-skill staff on distributed leadership practices and further research required to determine which practices facilitate successful PLCs.</p>
Details
- Title
- Distributed leadership and professional learning communities
- Creators
- Peter Hudson - Queensland University of TechnologySuzanne Hudson - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication Details
- Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, Vol.6(2), pp.1-17
- Publisher
- Engagement Australia
- Identifiers
- 1959; 991012821555802368
- Academic Unit
- School of Education; Faculty of Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article