... introduced the possibility of recall or social desirability bias as participant perspectives may be limited to only their context. Originality/value The study revealed the need for specific professional development on technical aspects of educational leadership for women as well as the establishment...

... and supportive leadership and learning of teachers and leaders. The researchers utilized documents, field notes and interviews with administrators to validate the data. Findings The study’s findings suggest that participation in authentic, researched-based professional development through the partnership...

... learning Equity School leaders Professional development It's not predictable, it's not easy, it's messy. It's beautiful when it's messy, but it isn't something that you can just immediately implement and say, ‘Here's our great test scores, it works.’ -Luminous School Leadership Twenty...

... leadership Professional development Review Teacher leadership Teacher leader © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 17 02 2018 10 08 2018 05 04 2019 08 08 2019 17 08 2019 22 08 2019 22 08 2019 Dong...

...Orit Avidov-Ungar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on professional learning communities (PLCs) run for and by teachers to achieve their ongoing professional development and greater pupil attainment. The paper examined principals’ perceptions of how such PLCs influence teachers...

... leadership. However, leadership challenges emerged in several areas of leadership practice, including operational management and teacher professional development (PD). Demographic factors were found to influence leadership perceptions and practices. Research limitations/implications – This study begins...

...B. Chase Kruse Chapters 3 and 4 begin to frame how to best foster adult learning and how to best plan for professional development, identify needs, and connect professional development to the classroom. Zepeda emphasizes the need for adults to be self‐directed as they are learning as well...

...Eileen Piggot‐Irvine; Howard Youngs Purpose The New Zealand Ministry of Education has constructed a wide‐ranging “Professional Development Plan” providing a four‐stage national pathway for progression to principalship; the first stage has been the conduction of the National Aspiring Principals...