ERIC Number: EJ1195263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 21
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ISSN: EISSN-1552-9045
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Increasing Self-Efficacy through Immersive Simulations: Leading Professional Learning Communities
Gilbert, Kristen A.; Voelkel, Robert H., Jr.; Johnson, Christie W.
Journal of Leadership Education, v17 n4 p72-92 Oct 2018
Research suggests effective immersive simulations that rely on augmented reality enhance teachers' self-efficacy and skills (Badiee & Kauffman, 2015). However, there is a gap in the literature as studies have largely ignored their uses in educational leadership programs (Bradley & Kendall, 2015). This study investigated the relationship between application of critical skills within an immersive simulation environment and 26 school or district leaders' perceptions of self-efficacy in leading a professional learning community (PLC). Two overarching themes materialized from participants: improved general confidence in leading a PLC, and a sense of refined or expanded skills in the context of new approaches to leading PLC. Further studies are needed on the use of immersive simulation as a pedagogical tool and to examine impact for educational leadership practitioners.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Simulated Environment, Leadership, Communities of Practice, Leadership Training, Teacher Leadership, College Faculty, Computer Simulation
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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