This qualitative study aimed to explore six student teachers' changing perceptions and understandings of teacher leadership during their participation in a practicum experience in Qatar. The practicum experience particularly targeted developing student teachers' understanding of teacher leadership through discussions, coaching, and mentoring. Data…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the way student teachers enacted agency to facilitate the development of a teacher leadership stance during a 12-week practicum experience. Data collection included pre-and post-interviews, weekly journals, mid- and post-reflective essays, classroom observations, and multiple assignments from…

The current study aimed to explore the way teacher leadership for professional learning was manifested during the disruption to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited from three public and three private schools in Qatar, and included a total of 12 primary teachers and six school principals. A phenomenological…

The purpose of this study was to explore novice teachers' perceptions of professional agency in facilitating their development of a teacher leadership stance during the initial years of their work. Participants were thirteen novice teachers who had less than three years of teaching experience in Qatari government schools. Analysis of interview…