Creating Cross-School Connections: LC Networking in Support of Leadership and Instructional Development

Autor/inn/en	Edge, Karen; Mylopoulos, Maria
Titel	Creating Cross-School Connections: LC Networking in Support of Leadership and Instructional Development
Quelle	In: School Leadership & Management, 28 (2008) 2, S.147-158 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-2434
Schlagwörter	Knowledge Management; Instructional Development; Educational Change; Literacy; Teacher Leadership; Teaching Methods; Instructional Leadership; Communities of Practice; Network Analysis; Master Teachers; School Districts; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wissensmanagement; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsreform; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Community; Netzplantechnik; School district; Schulbezirk; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper draws on data from a recent multi-method study exploring knowledge management in support of district-level instructional renewal (Edge 2005). The data for this paper come from a strand of inquiry that examined the perceived impact of literacy teacher leader LC Networks in support of improved in-school implementation of the early literacy initiative. First, the paper presents an overview of the District, the Project and the general details of the LC Networking initiative. Second, a review of current research on teacher leadership, communities of practice, and networks of practice frames our data collection and analysis. Third, the authors introduce the methodology developed and employed within this research. Fourth, they present their findings including: (a) the overall structure of the LC Networks; (b) the perceived impact on professional learning; and (c) the required support and accountability. Finally, they highlight the implications for community of practice theory and districts working to improve teacher leadership and cross-school LC Networking in support of improved student achievement. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10