... learning communities (PLCs) in a centralized school network in Latin America to spotlight three “dimensions of complexity,” with implications for the fields of professional capital and community. Design/methodology/approach Based on a collaborative, design-based research study, this paper draws from...

... scholarship and to reconceptualize the framework of professional capital in light of these developments. Design/methodology/approach Methodologically, the study adheres to the PRISMA 2020 Guidelines to conduct a systematic review of 37 peer-reviewed articles published up to July 2025. Data were extracted...

...Sevgi Yıldız; İbrahim Karagöl Purpose The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into education requires renewed attention to its implications for teacher professionalism. Drawing on the theory of professional capital (Hargreaves and Fullan, 2015), this study examines how AI policies...

... a significant theoretical contribution to the literature on professional capital by demonstrating how state-enabled network infrastructure effectively cultivates and mobilizes professional capital – specifically, social capital and decisional capital in service of equity goals. It empirically challenges...

.... Originality/value By integrating TPACK with Professional Capital, this study advances an ecosystemic perspective, positioning technology integration as a contextually mediated and relationally sustained professional practice. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use...

...Hao Yao; Zhuo Chen Purpose This study aims to clarify the association between teacher artificial intelligence literacy and professional capital, exploring the mediating roles of professional learning and interdisciplinary teaching in this association, while further identifying the potential...

... role of professional capital and changes in teacher preparation. School level predicted part of this gap, underscoring context-sensitive concerns. Originality/value This study offers a unique longitudinal perspective on how teachers' evaluations of professional knowledge change amid policy changes...

...Line Skov Hansen; Sotiria Kanavidou; Kevin Lowden; Martin Scanlan; Salman Yusuf Zayed Purpose This paper considers whether concepts of educational ecosystems can be used to better understand how professional capital operates within interacting and interrelated organizations and policies...

...Doğan Özlük; Ahmet Aypay; Murat Özdemir Purpose This study aims to uncover the role of teacher professional capital (PC) in developing distributed leadership (DL) practices at Turkish public schools. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a sequential explanatory mixed-methods research...

...Chun Sing Maxwell Ho; Daphnee Hui Lin Lee; Wai Yam Yannis Hung; Sally Wai-Yan Wan; Kwan Choi Thomas Tse Purpose This study provides empirical evidence on how values act as intangible forms of professional capital that influence teachers’ inclinations to integrate teaching practices with varied...

...Ivan Salinas; Jocelyn L. Morales-Verdejo; Valeria Cernei Purpose This paper examines the professional capital related to climate change education, as reported by Chilean teachers, in their efforts to address climate change in schools. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs a sequential...

..., allowing for the identification of key themes related to security, community integration and educational quality. Findings The study highlights how administrators' professional capital – encompassing skills, knowledge and relationships – enables them to manage complex situations. It underscores...

... direct effect on student achievement. Meanwhile, among the four mediating factors, the Direct Method, Audio-Lingual Method and Communicative Language Teaching had significant mediating effects. Originality/value This study shows that the effective use of academic and professional capital allocation...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Leadership School leadership Professional capital Professional collaboration Since 2020, we have seen multiple calamitous events occur internationally. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, caused widespread disruption, devastated...

...Kelemu Zelalem Berhanu Purpose Although building professional capital improves student learning and the effectiveness of schools in educating students, it needs to be explored in the area of primary schools in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was conducted to explore the practices of primary school...

... to the development of a model of program design, pedagogy and teaching strategies that were successful in creating opportunities to build Professional Capital. This paper aims to share this model, highlighting the significance of Professional Capital amidst challenges in English Teacher Education, and to suggest...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Collaboration Professional capital Education Innovation Sustainability Tool Sustainable implementation of educational innovations is achieved when the core components of the innovation...

...Hung-Chang Chen Purpose This study examines the deployment of excellent retired principals (ERPs) as system leaders to facilitate systemic professional capital building in Taipei City, Taiwan. It explores the unique approach of the Taipei City government and contributions of ERPs in driving...

... – Certificate III are experiencing in relation to their professional capital in a sector that is experiencing wide-spread and ongoing reform. The study identifies the human capital, social capital and decisional capital of these educators, then explores the interconnections. Design/methodology/approach...

.../approach This study narrates a novice teacher's induction experience in a Chinese high school, from the perspectives of professional capital and community, social realist theory, practice architecture and teacher agency. The participant, Ming, reflected on a broad array of formal and informal induction...