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DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS: EFFECT ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER LEADERSHIP
A CASE STUDY
by
Ingrid J. Jaimes
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Ingrid J. Jaimes
Object Description
| Title | Distributed leadership practices in schools: effect on the development of teacher leadership - a case study |
| Author | Jaimes, Ingrid J. |
| Author email | Ingridjj4@charter.net; ijaimes@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-21 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-08-07 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kezar, Adrianna |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Wilson, Carol Stowe, Kathy |
| Abstract | This is a qualitative case study of two suburban elementary schools that have experienced consistent student achievement over the past few years, as evidenced by scores on standardized state tests. The study explores the effects on teacher leadership development when using a distributive leadership model in the school. A distributive leadership paradigm represents a novel and promising perspective in the area of school leadership. The study examined the roles of teachers, their functions,and their interactions and provided information on how leadership develops. To potentially maximize the depth, accuracy, and interpretation of the data collected,two sites with different leadership styles were chosen; one distributes leadership,while the other site implements a traditional model. The following research question guided the study: Do distributed leadership practices in school systems result in increased teacher motivation, ability, and action towards leadership?; The study findings indicate that by having access to the school’s leadership structures and routines through the distribution of leadership, teachers are able to share their expertise and deepen their knowledge, which transfers into their classrooms through improved creativity, motivation, and effectiveness as reflected in their instructional programs. This study also offered new insight into how this distribution creates teachers’ professional satisfaction, empowerment, ownership, and enhanced responsibility in the decision making process dealing with the management of instruction and curriculum. Future research should be conducted that includes the use of long-term studies to explore the development of teacher leadership throughout the various implementation stages of a distributed leadership model. Equally important is to research how to distributive leadership of curriculum to incorporate teachers' views. |
| Keyword | distributed leadership; teacher leadership; new school leadership; school leadership models |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2527 |
| Rights | Jaimes, Ingrid J. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Jaimes-3058 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Jaimes-3058.pdf |
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| Full text | DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS: EFFECT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER LEADERSHIP A CASE STUDY by Ingrid J. Jaimes A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2009 Copyright 2009 Ingrid J. Jaimes |
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