The aim of this study was to compare the number of Professional Development (PD) activities the teachers attended, compare them by demographic variables, and investigate the relationship between these activities and teacher leadership and life satisfaction. The study sample was determined by the simple random sampling method and consisted of 821…

This article contributes to the growing international education base regarding different types of professional learning--teacher leadership, study groups, coaching, lessons study, and planning--by examining policies that support teachers across three countries.

This study sought to explore the relationship between teacher leadership and teacher self-efficacy with the mediating role of teacher professional learning. The study employed a cross-sectional quantitative design with data compiled among public elementary, middle, and high schools across different regions of Turkey. We employed structural…

This study examines the role of critical professional learning in leading socially just schools. The study investigated the experiences of teachers who are the members of Egitim-Sen, an active teacher union in Turkey. The article first focuses on the relationship between professional development and teacher unions followed by the definition of the…

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the structural characteristics of the school and teacher leadership culture on teacher leadership. Design/methodology/approach: The correlational research model used the research. The predictors of teacher leadership were identified using hierarchical regression analysis provided by…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher leadership. For this purpose, a predictive correlational research method was used. The study was conducted with 571 teachers who were determined through a simple random sampling technique among those working in Turkey during the 2020-2021 academic…

Contemporary theories emphasize the importance of teacher leaders who can impress and sincerely value the student and become a model and guide in the process of learning and production in order to be successful in the transformation and development of the educational organizations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the phenomenon of…

The leadership in the field of education is seen as a concept associated with activities, which are carried out, beyond the status. It is an expected situation that the education managers fulfill the leadership roles. However, teachers, one of the most important stakeholders of educational organizations, need to carry out their leadership roles…

This study aims to evaluate the perception of teachers, who have the mission of leading to and developing of students, about their own leadership behaviors and self-development level. In this context, a total of 305 teachers, 235 in state secondary schools and 70 in private secondary schools in Trabzon province, were involved into the study.…

This study aimed to identify the relationship between teachers' distributed leadership and perceptions of schools as learning organizations. This study used correlational survey model and made use of correlations to determine the relationship between the two variables. Study population consisted of 600 teachers employed at secondary schools in the…

This article argues for a particular conceptualisation of teacher leadership; one that enables us to overcome the limitations of established approaches to continuing professional development as a strategy for school improvement by mobilising the massive untapped potential of teachers as leaders of innovation. In this article, teacher leadership is…

In this study it is aimed to find out primary school teachers' and principals' expectations and perceptions related to teachers' leadership. The population of this survey consists of primary school teachers and principals in Odunpazari, one of the two central municipalities in Eskisehir, in 2011-2012 educational year. Teachers and principals of…

Teacher leadership can be described as taking over voluntary responsibilities during the educational processes and activities, forming independent projects, influencing his/her surrounding, and sufficiency in developing professional qualifications of his/her collagues. "Leader teacher" is a general term that applies to individuals in a…