Socially distributed leadership in elementary schools: teacher and staff leadership practice in Denmark and the USA Available to Purchase

Marsha E. Modeste is Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies (Educational Leadership) at The Pennsylvania State University, College of Education. She is currently leading two mixed methods studies that examine (1) how school principals establish and maintain partnerships with external organizations in urban, rural and suburban locations; and (2) the nature of teacher and staff leadership practice in schools in Denmark and the USA.

Chi Nguyen is Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona in the College of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies and Practice. Her research explores social justice issues in education across sociocultural, political and national contexts. Her recent studies investigate the impact of education and immigration policies on immigrant students in the USA and examine the postsecondary educational aspirations of high school students in rural and urban Vietnam.

Rhoda Nanre Nafziger is Assistant Professor at McGill University in the Faculty of Education in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Her research explores historical consciousness, identity and civic engagement in African youth, and her recent studies examine how youth in the African diaspora understand and interpret history, as well as how history education of Black youth is a contested terrain in need of reform. Her work also examines educational reforms and how transnational and national actors collaborate to impact education policy in Africa with a focus on Nigeria.

Jonathan Hermansen is Assistant Lecturer of Further Education (R&D) in the Department of Management, Organisation and Administration at the University College Copenhagen, Denmark. Jonathan Hermansen earned his Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Roskilde University, Denmark; and his work focuses on development within welfare professions with a special emphasis on how data is integrated in workplace practices. The focal point of his recent research activities is the selection and use of indicators for research into the work of welfare professionals, including identifying the governance implications of data use to monitor and manage public sector work.