An Examination of the Instructional Liaison Between the Principal and Instructional Coach Through the Distributed Leadership Perspective

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session 10
  In Roundtable Session: Distributive Leadership Perspectives: Effects on School Culture and Development

Abstract

This qualitative case study explored the instructional relationship between the principal and instructional coach through the conceptual framework of distributed leadership. By studying this through the distributive leadership perspective, educators will gain a better understanding of the relational and implementation aspects that have to be considered to fully leverage the role of the instructional coach and continue towards the improvement of classroom instruction. The findings of this study illustrated the possibility of insight into the leadership capacity of the secondary instructional coach and the principal that added to both practice and scholarship.

Authors

• Ryan Gettings, Blue Springs Public Schools

• Barbara Nell Martin, University of Central Missouri