While shadowing as a method has been analysed and discussed, these discussions have often been focused on (business) management research as opposed to school leadership research. Additionally, little attention has so far been paid to the parameters of shadowing. Without knowledge of these matters, the validity, merits and difficulties of shadowing…

This paper uses a hybrid leadership framework to examine how formal teacher leaders at the middle management level direct and facilitate staff resources for distributed pedagogical leadership. By conducting qualitative shadowing, involving video observation, field notes and stimulated recall interviews, and abductive analysis, this study…

One group of 38 senior nursing students shadowed a case manager in collaborative practice; 37 others observed a primary care nurse. Shadowing enhanced students' negotiating style, a result attributed to close contact, concentrated activity, a role model, and cognitive learning activities to support retention. (SK)

Describes Britain's use of work shadowing, in which an observer follows a worker around for a period of time, observing the various tasks in which the worker engages. Considers potential relationship of work shadowing to work-related learning in the United States. (Author/NB)

This study examined principal internship portfolios required by two universities for principal interns, focusing on principal interns' activity participation. At each institution, principal interns undertook at least one semester-long internship experience which required collaborative work with various education stakeholders. The internship was…