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Liang, Jia; Wang, Feiye – Journal of School Leadership, 2019
This qualitative research investigated the applicability of teacher leadership, a notion mostly grounded in the Western literatures, to the educational settings in China. The current research focused on the Chinese lead teachers, backbone teachers (BTs), their experiences, and perspectives of teacher leadership. As a program designed to increase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Principals
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Wang, Mo; Ho, Dora; Lu, Jiafang; Yang, Dongmei – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to construct a scale that is contextually suitable for measuring early childhood leadership in China. Design/methodology/approach: Following a standard scale development procedure, both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were addressed. Qualitative data was collected from 21 semistructured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Early Childhood Education, Test Validity
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Bu, Yuhua; Han, Xiao – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2019
The image of backbone teachers has long informed the modern-era Chinese educational system. Backbone teachers play leadership and modeling roles in school-based groups of teachers focusing on research, lesson planning, and grade development. China's New Basic Education (NBE) reform, which differs from previous Chinese reforms, aims to…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership
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Arden, Catherine; Okoko, Janet Mola – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2021
This paper reports a phenomenographic study exploring diverse understandings and experiences of teacher leadership among 12 members of the International Study of Teacher Leadership research team comprised of 20 academics located in 10 countries. Mind mapping and semi-structured, online interviews were used to explore the ways that the participants…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Cross Cultural Studies, Phenomenology, College Faculty
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Bryant, Darren A.; Rao, Chunping – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of teacher leadership on the enactment of educational reforms in southeastern China. It considers how the work of middle and teacher leaders in schools is structured to support reform enactment at the school level. Design/methodology/approach: The research was conducted in three case…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Influence