Distributed Leadership in Schools Serving Disproportional Disadvantaged Students

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Abstract

This study's particular interests are whether and to what extent schools serving disadvantaged students might have less desired leadership distribution and organizational capacity and how these aspects are related to student learning. Using the 2015 PISA US data, this study is an organizational capacity analysis examining the multidimensional associations among school socioeconomic status, distributed leadership, and school factors that are influential for student learning and student performance. Using factor analysis and structural equation modeling, this research found poverty schools had decreased distributed leadership in both teacher and governing boards’ engagement in instructional leadership and school management, while these leadership sources were nevertheless associated with desired school functions and student outcomes.

Author

• Yan Liu, University of North Carolina - Wilmington