A Social Network Study of Transformational Teacher Leadership

• In Event: Multiple Pathways to Teacher Leadership: Elevating the Profession

Abstract

The purpose of our research is to explore the construct of teacher leadership and consider it in the context of transformational leadership. We also investigating how to more broadly define teacher leadership liberating it from its reliance on specific district/school assigned roles to include the belief that all teachers are capable of leadership. The implications of these findings suggest that we can potentially build social capital in an organization by deliberately labeling these qualities and coaching teachers in a theory of leadership with a robust research base developing teacher leadership capacity; a critical element of successful reform.

Authors

• Deborah Shea, The Sage Colleges

• M. Jacqueline Visser, Binghamton University - SUNY