Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2021
Department
Educational Leadership
Abstract
The use of teacher leadership in PK-12 education has experienced a resurgence since the late 1990's as school leadership models have evolved to include the engagement of diverse stakeholders in school and district leadership processes aimed at positive change and improvement efforts. Despite the recent evolution of school leadership, there remain several barriers to understanding the nature of the work that teacher leaders engage in and the contributions that they make to improvement efforts. This grounded theory study examined teacher perceptions of teacher leadership, the types of work teacher leaders should engage in and the boundaries of that work, and barriers to teacher leadership. Using interview data from 22 teachers in a large urban school district, we found that teachers function in many domains of work and are eager for pathways to leverage their expertise. We conclude by discussing the implications from our findings to district- and school-level leaders.
Keywords
PK-12 education, school improvement, teacher leadership
Disciplines
Education | Educational Leadership | Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
eCommons Citation
Wronowski, Meredith L.; Olive, James; Henry, Wesley; and VanGronigen, Bryan, "“We’ve Been Forgotten”: First-hand Perspectives on Teacher Leaders and Teacher Leadership in Urban Schools" (2021). Thomas C. Hunt Building a Research Community Day. 18.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/sehs_brc/18
Included in
Educational Leadership Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Comments
Presentation: Noon Friday, April 23, 2021