ERIC Number: EJ1466477
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1170
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Teacher Leadership: Leading Professional Learning among Peers
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v69 n3 p636-650 2025
Research has shown the importance of teacher leaders in improving professional learning and schools. This case study investigates the development of a new teacher leader position at a Norwegian upper-secondary school with the responsibility for leading peer teachers' collective professional development. Our aim is to understand the interplay between cultural/structural conditions and dynamic processes in the practice of leading one's peers. Our findings show that teacher leaders and their practices switch between leading and reflecting on equal terms with their peers and by showing loyalty to the teaching profession. We argue that establishing a teacher leader position has the potential to change and develop teachers' practices from individual to increased collective professionalism.
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Professionalism, Transformational Leadership, Middle Management, Leadership Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Teacher Education and School Research, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 2Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education, OsloMet- Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway