ERIC Number: EJ1423656
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
EISSN: EISSN-1741-1440
Principal's Leadership and Teacher-to-Teacher Knowledge-Sharing in Iranian Schools: Developing and Validating a Multi-Dimensional Scale
Hassanreza Zeinabadi; Hossein Abbasian
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v52 n3 p711-739 2024
While teacher-to-teacher knowledge-sharing is promising for professional learning and improving teaching quality, it lacks integration and timeliness in schools because teachers are usually weak at knowledge-sharing. Despite this weakness, principals as knowledge-sharing leaders can make a difference. There is still limited research about this promising leadership role. One possible reason might be the deficiency of a focussed assessing scale. This study was conducted to develop and validate a scale in Tehran, Iran. To this end, four consecutive sub-studies, including inductive item-pool generation, deductive item-pool generation, content validation, and construct validation, were conducted, and the Knowledge-Sharing Leadership Scale was introduced consequently. The KSLS comprised five dimensions: role-modelling, trust-building, setting expectations, creating a knowledge-sharing-driven environment, and encouraging teachers. It is expected that the KSLS could serve as a practical means for promoting relevant research and practice. Directions for future research and implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility, Teacher Behavior, Sharing Behavior, Knowledge Management, Instructional Leadership, Test Construction, Rating Scales, Test Validity, Role Models, Trust (Psychology), Expectation, Cooperation, Secondary Schools, Public Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran (Tehran)
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