Publication Cover
School Leadership & Management
Formerly School Organisation
Volume 29, 2009 - Issue 2
3,485
Views
80
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

The role of the principal in fostering the development of distributed leadership

, , &
Pages 181-214 | Published online: 30 Apr 2009

References

  • Ainscow , M. and Southworth , G. 1996 . School improvement: A study of the roles of leaders and external consultants . School Effectiveness and School Improvement , 7 ( 3 ) : 229 – 251 .
  • Barth , R.S. 1988 . Principals, teachers, and school leadership . Phi Delta Kappan , 69 ( 9 ) : 639 – 642 .
  • Barth , R.S. 2001 . February. Teacher leader . Phi Delta Kappan , 82 ( 6 ) : 443 – 449 .
  • Bishop , H.L. , Tinley , A. and Berman , B.T. 1997 . A contemporary leadership model to promote teacher leadership . Action in Teacher Education , 19 ( 3 ) : 77 – 81 .
  • Blegen , M.B. and Kennedy , C. 2000 . May. Principals and teachers, leading together . NASSP Bulletin , 84 ( 616 ) : 1 – 6 .
  • Boles , K. and Troen , V. 1996 . “ Teacher leaders and power: Achieving school reform from the classroom ” . In Every teacher as a leader: Realizing the potential of teacher leadership , Edited by: Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 41 – 62 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Brown , J. , and B. Sheppard . 1999 . Leadership, organizational learning, and classroom change . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , Montreal , Quebec , April .
  • Carr , D.A. 1997 . Collegial leaders: Teachers who want more than just a job . The Clearing House , 70 ( 5 ) : 240 – 242 .
  • Childs-Bowen , D. , Moller , G. and Scrivner , J. 2000 . Principals: Leaders of leaders . NASSP Bulletin , 84 ( 616 ) : 27 – 34 .
  • Chrispeels , J.H. 1992 . Purposeful restructuring: Creating a culture for learning and achievement in elementary schools , Bristol, PA : Falmer .
  • Clift , R. , Johnson , M. , Holland , P. and Veal , M.L. 1992 . Winter. Developing the potential for collaborative school leadership . American Educational Research Journal , 29 ( 4 ) : 877 – 908 .
  • Cohen , D.K. 1988 , September . Teaching practice: Plus ça change … . Issue paper 88–3 . East Lansing : Michigan State University, National Center for Research on Teacher Education .
  • Conley , S.C. 1989 . ‘Who's on first?’: School reform, teacher participation, and the decision-making process . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , San Francisco , CA , March .
  • Copland , M.A. 2003 . Building the capacity to lead: Promoting and sustaining change in an inquiry0based model of school reform . [Draft copy of a manuscript, pp. 1–34) that later appeared in Murphy , J. and A. Datnow , Leadership for school reform: Lessons from comprehensive school reform designs , 159 – 183 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press ]
  • Copland , M. , and E. Boatright . 2006 , December . Leadership for transforming high schools . Seattle : Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, University of Washington .
  • Coyle , M. 1997 . Teacher leadership vs. school management: Flatten the hierarchies . Teacher Leadership , 70 ( 5 ) : 236 – 239 .
  • Crow , G.M. and Pounder , D.G. 2000 . April. Interdisciplinary teacher teams: Context, design, and process . Educational Administration Quarterly , 36 ( 2 ) : 216 – 254 .
  • Crowther , F. , Kaagan , S.S. , Ferguson , M. and Hann , L. 2002 . Developing teacher leaders: How teacher leadership enhances school success , Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Crowther , F. and Olsen , P. 1997 . Teachers as leaders – an exploratory framework . International Journal of Educational Management , 11 ( 1 ) : 6 – 13 .
  • Cunningham , W.G. and Corderio , P.A. 2009 . Educational leadership: A bridge to improved practice , 4th ed , Boston, MA : Pearson .
  • Dana , N.F. 1992 . Teacher leadership through collaborative action research: Implications for teachers, principals, and university researchers/teacher educators . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Colleges of Teacher Educators , Grantsville , PA , October .
  • Darling-Hammond , L. 1988 . “ Policy and professionalism ” . In Building a professional culture in schools , Edited by: Lieberman , A. 55 – 77 . New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Donaldson , G.A. 2001 . Cultivating leadership in schools: Connecting people, purpose, and practice , New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Doyle , M. 2000 . Making meaning of teacher leadership in the implementation of a standards-based mathematics curriculum . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , New Orleans , LA , April .
  • Duke , D.L. 1994 . “ Drift, detachment, and the need for teacher leadership ” . In Teachers as leaders: Perspectives on the professional development of teachers , Edited by: Walling , D.R. Bloomington, IN : Phi Delta Kappa .
  • Elmore , R.F. 1987 . Reform and the culture of authority in schools . Educational Administration Quarterly , 23 ( 4 ) : 60 – 78 .
  • Fay , C. 1992a . The case for teacher leadership: Toward definition and development . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association . San Francisco , CA , April .
  • Fay , C. 1992b . “ Empowerment through leadership: In the teachers’ voice ” . In Teachers as leaders: Evolving roles , Edited by: Livingston , C. 57 – 90 . Washington, DC : National Education Association .
  • Feller , R. , Heritage , M. and Gallimore , R. 2000 . Teachers leading teachers . Educational Leadership , 57 ( 7 ) : 66 – 69 .
  • Feiman-Nemser , S. and Floden , R.F. 1986 . “ The cultures of teaching ” . In Handbook of research on teaching , 3rd ed , Edited by: Wittrock , C.W. New York : Macmillan .
  • Firestone , W.A. 1996 . “ Leadership roles or functions ” . In International handbook of educational leadership and administration , Edited by: Leithwood , K. , Chapman , J. , Corson , D. , Hallinger , P. and Hart , A. 395 – 418 . Dordrecht, Boston : Kluwer Academic .
  • Frost , D. and Durrant , J. 2003 . Teacher-led development work: Guidance and support , London : David Fulton .
  • Gerring , J. 2006 . Case study research: Principles and practices , New York : Cambridge University Press .
  • Griffin , G.A. 1995 . Influences of shared decision making on school and classroom activity: Conversations with five teachers . Elementary School Journal , 96 ( 1 ) : 29 – 45 .
  • Harrison , J.W. and Lembeck , E. 1996 . “ Emergent teacher leaders ” . In Every teacher as a leader: Realizing the potential of teacher leadership , Edited by: Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 101 – 116 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Hart , A.W. 1990 . Impacts of the school social unit on teacher authority during work redesign . American Educational Research Journal , 27 ( 3 ) : 503 – 532 .
  • Hart , A.W. 1994 . Creating teacher leadership roles . Educational Administration Quarterly , 30 ( 4 ) : 472 – 497 .
  • Hart , A.W. 1995 . Reconceiving school leadership: Emergent view . Elementary School Journal , 96 ( 1 ) : 9 – 28 .
  • Heller , M.F. , and W.A. Firestone . 1994 , January . Heroes, teams, and teachers: A study of leadership for change . ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED371445 .
  • Hinchey , P.H. 1997 . Teacher leadership: Introduction . The Clearing House , 70 ( 5 ) : 233 – 236 .
  • Huberman , M. 1993 . “ The model of the independent artisan in teachers’ professional relations ” . In Teachers’ work: Individuals, colleagues, and contexts , Edited by: Little , J.W. and McLaughlin , M.W. 9 – 50 . New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Institute for Educational Leadership . 2001 , April . Leadership for student learning: Redefining the teacher as leader . Washington, DC : Author .
  • Johnson , B.L. 1998 . “ Organizing for collaboration: A reconsideration of some basic organizing principles ” . In Restructuring schools for collaboration: Promises and pitfalls , Edited by: Pounder , D.G. 9 – 25 . Albany : State University of New York Press .
  • Johnson , J. and Hynes , M.C. 1997 . Teaching/learning/leading: Synonyms for change . Action in Teacher Research , 19 ( 3 ) : 107 – 119 .
  • Kahrs , J.R. 1996 . “ Principals who support teacher leadership ” . In Every teacher as a leader: Redefining the potential of teacher leadership , Edited by: Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 19 – 40 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Katzenmeyer , M. and Moller , G. 2001 . Awakening the sleeping giant: Helping teachers develop as leaders , Newbury Park, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Keedy , J.L. 1999 . October. Examining teacher instructional leadership within the small group dynamics of collegial groups . Teaching and Teacher Education , 15 ( 7 ) : 785 – 799 .
  • Killion , J.P. 1996 . “ Moving beyond the school: Teacher leaders in the district office ” . In Every teacher as a leader: Realizing the potential of teacher leadership , Edited by: Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 63 – 84 . San Francisco : Jossey–Bass .
  • Klecker , B.J. and Loadman , W.E. 1998 . Defining and measuring the dimensions of teacher empowerment in restructuring public schools . Education , 118 ( 3 ) : 358 – 371 .
  • Lambert , L. 2003 . Leadership capacity for lasting school improvement , Alexandria, VA : Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development .
  • LeBlanc , P.R. and Shelton , M.M. 1997 . Teacher leadership: The needs of teachers . Action in Teacher Education , 19 ( 3 ) : 32 – 48 .
  • Leithwood , K. 2006 . Teacher working conditions that matter: Evidence for change , Toronto : Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario .
  • Leithwood , K.A. , Jantzi , D. and Fernandez , A. 1994 . “ Transformational leadership and teachers commitment to change ” . In Reshaping the principalship: Insights from transformational reform efforts , Edited by: Murphy , J. and Louis , K.S. 72 – 98 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Leithwood , K. , D. Jantzi , S. Ryan , and R. Steinbach . 1997 . Distributed leadership in secondary schools . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , Chicago , IL , March .
  • Leithwood , K. , Mascall , B. , Strauss , T. , Sacks , R. , Memon , N. and Yashkina , A. 2007 . Distributing leadership to make schools smarter: Taking the ego out of the system . Leadership and Policy in Schools , 6 ( 1 ) : 37 – 67 .
  • Lieberman , A. 1992 . “ Teacher leadership: What are we learning? ” . In Teachers as leaders: Evolving roles , Edited by: Livingston , C. 159 – 165 . Washington, DC : National Education Association .
  • Lieberman , A. and Miller , L. 1999 . Teachers – transforming their world and their work , New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Lieberman , A. , Saxl , E.R. and Miles , M.B. 1988 . “ Teacher leadership: Ideology and practice ” . In Building a professional culture in schools , Edited by: Lieberman , A. 148 – 166 . New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Little , J.W. 1985 . Teachers as teacher advisors: The delicacy of collegial leadership . Educational Leadership , 43 ( 3 ) : 34 – 36 .
  • Little , J.W. 1987 . “ Teachers as colleagues ” . In Educators’ handbook: A research perspective , Edited by: Richardson-Koehler , V. 491 – 518 . White Plains, NY : Longman .
  • Little , J.W. 1988 . “ Assessing the prospects for teacher leadership ” . In Building a professional culture in schools , Edited by: Lieberman , A. 78 – 105 . New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Little , J.W. 1990 . The perspective of privacy: Autonomy and initiative in teachers’ professional relations . Teachers College Record , 91 ( 4 ) : 509 – 536 .
  • Little , J.W. 1995 . Contested ground: The basis of teacher leadership in two restructuring high schools . Elementary School Journal , 96 ( 1 ) : 47 – 63 .
  • Lortie , D. 1975 . School teacher , Chicago : University of Chicago Press .
  • Louis , K.S. , and Kruse , S.D. , no. 1995 . Professionalism and community: Perspectives on reforming urban schools . Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Louis , K.S. and Miles , M.B. 1990 . Improving the urban high school: What works and why , New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Louis , K.S. and Murphy , J. 1994 . “ The evolving role of the principal ” . In Reshaping the principalship: Insights from transformational reform efforts , Edited by: Murphy , J. and Louis , K.S. 265 – 281 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Louis , K.S. , D. Mayrowetz , M. Smylie , and J. Murphy . In press . The role of sensemaking and trust in developing distributed leadership . In Distributed leadership: Different perspectives A. Harris , . Netherlands : Springer .
  • Lussier , R.N. and Achua , C.F. 2004 . Leadership: Theory, application, and skill development , United States : Thomson South-Western .
  • McCay , L. , Flora , J. , Hamilton , A and Riley , J.F. 2001 . Reforming schools through teacher leadership: A program for classroom teachers as agents of change . Educational Horizons , 79 ( 3 ) : 135 – 142 .
  • Merriam , S. 1997 . Qualitative research and case study methods in education , Rev. ed , San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Meyer , J. , and B. Rowan . 1975 . Notes on the structure of educational organizations: Revised version . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association , San Francisco , CA .
  • Midgley , C. and Woods , S. 1993 . Beyond site-based management: Empowering teachers to reform schools . Phi Delta Kappan , 75 ( 3 ) : 245 – 252 .
  • Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 1996 . “ The promise of teacher leadership ” . In Every teacher as a leader: Realizing the potential of teacher leadership , Edited by: Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 1 – 18 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Murphy , J. 1991 . Restructuring schools: Capturing and assessing the phenomenon , New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Murphy , J. 2006 . Connecting teaching leadership and school improvement , Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Murphy , J. and Datnow , A. 2003 . “ Leadership lessons from comprehensive school reform designs ” . In Leadership for school reform: Lessons from comprehensive school reform designs , Edited by: Murphy , J. and Datnow , A. 263 – 278 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Nahavandi , A. 2009 . The art and science of leadership , 5th ed , Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson .
  • Pellicer , L.O. and Anderson , L.W. 1995 . A handbook for teacher leaders , Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press .
  • Rallis , S.F. 1990 . Professional teachers and restructured schools: Leadership challenges . In Educational leadership in changing contexts of families, communities, and schools , Eighty-ninth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education , B. Mitchell and L.L. Cunningham , Part II , 184 – 209 . Chicago : National Society for the Study of Education .
  • Rosenholtz , S.J. 1989 . Teachers’ workplace: The social organization of schools , White Plains, NY : Longman .
  • Silva , D.Y. , Gimbert , B. and Nolan , J. 2000 . Sliding the doors: Locking and unlocking possibilities for teacher leadership . Teachers College Record , 102 ( 4 ) : 779 – 804 .
  • Sizer , T. 1984 . Horace's compromise: The dilemma of the American high school , Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin .
  • Smylie , M.A. 1992 . Spring. Teacher participation in school decision making: Assessing willingness to participate . Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis , 14 ( 1 ) : 53 – 67 .
  • Smylie , M.A. 1996 . “ Research on teacher leadership: Assessing the state of the art ” . In International handbook of teachers and teaching , Edited by: Biddle , B.J. , Good , T.L. and Goodson , I.F. 521 – 592 . Dordrecht, Boston : Kluwer Academic .
  • Smylie , M.A. and Brownlee-Conyers , J. 1992 . Teacher leaders and their principals: Exploring the development of new working relationships . Educational Administration Quarterly , 28 ( 2 ) : 150 – 184 .
  • Smylie , M. A. and Denny , J. W. 1989 , March . Teacher leadership: Tensions and ambiguities in organizational perspective . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , San Francisco , CA .
  • Smylie , M.A. and Hart , A.W. 1999 . “ School leadership for teacher learning: A human and social capital development perspective ” . In Handbook of research on educational administration , 2nd ed , Edited by: Murphy , J. and Louis , K.S. 421 – 441 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Smylie , M.A. , Conley , S. and Marks , H.M. 2002 . “ Exploring new approaches to teacher leadership for school improvement ” . In The educational leadership challenge: Redefining leadership for the 21st century , Edited by: Murphy , J. 162 – 188 . Chicago : University of Chicago Press .
  • Smylie , M.A. , Mayrowetz , D. , Murphy , J. and Louis , K.S. 2007 . Trust and the development of distributed leadership . Journal of School Leadership , 17 ( 2 ) : 469 – 503 .
  • Smyser , S.O. 1995 . Autumn. Developing the teacher leader . Teacher Education , 31 ( 2 ) : 130 – 137 .
  • Snell , J. , and J. Swanson . 2000 . The essential knowledge and skills of teacher leaders: A search for a conceptual framework . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , New Orleans , LA , April .
  • Spillane , J.P. 2006 . Distributed leadership , San Francisco : Wiley .
  • Spillane , J.P. , J.B. Diamond , and L. Jita . 2000 . Leading classroom instruction: A preliminary explanation of the distribution of leadership practice . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association , New Orleans , LA , April .
  • Stigler , J.W. and Hiebert , J. 1999 . The teaching gap: Best ideas from the world's teachers for improving education in the classroom , New York : Free Press .
  • Stone , M. , Horejs , J. and Lomas , A. 1997 . Commonalities and differences in teacher leadership at the elementary, middle, and high school level . Action in Teacher Education , 19 ( 3 ) : 49 – 64 .
  • Teitel , L. 1996 . “ Finding common ground: Teacher leaders and principals ” . In Every teacher as a leader: Realizing the potential of teacher leadership , Edited by: Moller , G. and Katzenmeyer , M. 139 – 154 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Uline , C.L. and Berkowitz , J.M. 2000 . Transforming school culture through teaching teams . Journal of School Leadership , 10 ( 1 ) : 416 – 444 .
  • Urbanski , A. and Nickolaou , M.B. 1997 . Reflections on teacher leadership . Educational Policy , 11 ( 2 ) : 243 – 254 .
  • Wasley , P.A. 1991 . Teachers who lead: The rhetoric of reform and realities of practice , New York : Teachers College Press .
  • Wasley , P.A. 1992 . “ Working together: Teacher leadership and collaboration ” . In Teacher leaders: Evolving roles , Edited by: Livingston , C. 21 – 55 . Washington, DC : National Education Association .
  • Wilson , M. 1993 . March. The search for teacher leaders . Educational Leadership , 50 ( 6 ) : 24 – 27 .
  • Yin , R.K. 2002 . Case study research: Design and methods , 3rd ed , Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications .
  • Yukl , G.A. 2002 . Leadership in organizations , Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.