..., and cognitive dimensions—create the social conditions under which knowledge is co-constructed, negotiated, and shared across professional communities. Together, these processes support educational change that is sustained in length (over time), breadth (across people and places), and depth (in beliefs...

... is distributed and how collaboration unfolds across professional communities. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating how leadership approaches shape social influence networks within school ecosystems. By examining leadership strategies in the context of reform...

... learning community. Enabled by the situated learning setting, mentees can negotiate the meaning of their professional practice within a professional community and comprehend the nuanced pedagogical approaches including scaffolding learning used by mentors to shape their career trajectory and guide them...

..., this paper aims to examine how professional staff who are members of a professional community perceive their contributions to enhancing student engagement in a university. Design/methodology/approach Data for the current study were gathered using semi-structured face-to-face interviews among 41...

... at: alma.harris@swansea.ac.uk 17 06 2020 22 06 2020 23 06 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Distributed leadership School leadership Professional community Education reform Without question, COVID-19 is upending...

...Rebecca Lowenhaupt; Megan Hopkins Purpose In this commentary, the authors consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted immigrant education and professional communities in schools, discussing the implications of these shifts for school leaders in the United States. Design/methodology/approach...

... 2020 15 01 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Collaboration Leadership Teacher leadership Professional community Professional development The concept of teacher leadership – defined as “teachers who maintain K-12...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social capital Leadership Networks Professional community The emphasis on instructional leadership in school improvement reflects the central premise that improving outcomes for all students is not possible without changes that affect...

...), “ Collective sensemaking about reading: how teachers mediate reading policy in their professional communities ”, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis , Vol. 23 No. 2 , pp. 145 - 170 , doi: 10.3102/01623737023002145 . Coburn , C.E. and Turner , E.O. (2011), “ Research on data use...

... at: spohara@ucdavis.edu 01 02 2018 29 08 2018 10 10 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Professional learning Collaboration Decisional capital Professional capital Professional community Resourcing...

.... Conceptual framework Teacher leadership Leadership Networks School improvement Professional community The research base on teacher leadership is notoriously weak. While there is no shortage of research studies on teacher leadership, existing studies do not currently add up in ways that lead...

... Collaboration Community Professional community Teacher agency Teacher autonomy In the early 1900s, scientific management principles for improving productivity began to permeate USA classrooms and curriculum (Kliebard, 2004). An assumption underlying the reforms was that teachers were not capable...

..., there is a shortfall of understanding about mentor reciprocity, mentors’ understanding of their role as a leadership role, and the potential for mentoring within an informal professional community (Hargreaves and Fullan, 2000 ; Molitor 2014 ; Norman and Feiman-Nemser, 2005). Neither is there an abundance...

... and Hatch, 2004). Organizational learning Case studies Professional community Central offices Districts Response to intervention © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 04 04 2017 29 09 2017 23 10 2017 Matthew James...

... be contacted at: kolbrunp@hi.is 13 04 2017 21 07 2017 13 08 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social capital Collaboration Professional community Informal learning Communities of practice Leisure...

... professional enquiry, with evaluative measures built in, could be more effective and impactful. Collaboration Professional capital Professional community Inquiry Professional learning Community and capacity Conversely, there is a great deal of research evidence which underlines...

... Collaboration Professional development Collective efficacy Professional community Efficacy Collective teacher efficacy (CTE) refers to the perceptions and judgments of a group of educators regarding their ability to positively influence student outcomes. It is a group’s shared belief in their conjoint...

... Knowledge mobilization Professional community Schools today have to prepare students for life and work in a fast-changing world, for jobs and for using technologies some of which have not yet been created. But schools and school systems are not keeping up: all too often, teachers are not developing...