Tensions in Distributed Leadership

Autor/inn/en	Ho, Jeanne; Ng, David
Titel	Tensions in Distributed Leadership
Quelle	In: Educational Administration Quarterly, 53 (2017) 2, S.223-254 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-161X
DOI	10.1177/0013161X16681630
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Power Structure; Participative Decision Making; Inquiry; Elementary Schools; Teaching Methods; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Case Studies; Social Theories; Principals; Assistant Principals; Middle Management; Elementary School Teachers; Semi Structured Interviews; Educational Administration; Role; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Gesellschaftstheorie; Principal; Schulleiter; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; Mittlere Führungskraft; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Rollen; Singapur
Abstract	Purpose: This article proposes the utility of using activity theory as an analytical lens to examine the theoretical construct of distributed leadership, specifically to illuminate tensions encountered by leaders and how they resolved these tensions. Research Method: The study adopted the naturalistic inquiry approach of a case study of an elementary school in Singapore in the process of implementing a project using information and communications technology for instruction. The leaders identified included the principal, vice principals, and middle managers, including a senior teacher. Activity theory was used as the lens for data analysis. Findings: The article makes three contributions to distributed leadership. First, boundary-spanning aspects of work give rise to tensions in the distribution of leadership. Second, tensions provide a context for the exercise of influence by leaders--demonstrated through innovative solutions to counter the tensions. Third, the distribution of leadership is dynamic with the centrality of leadership shifting between multiple levels of leaders as they interact in intersecting activity systems. The case study also confirms the importance of studying the relation between structure and human agency in examining the distribution of leadership. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01