Aligning Mental Models of District and School Leadership Teams for Reform Coherence

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9729334
AutoresJanet H Chrispeels (0000-0002-0973-5551, University of California San Diego, autor correspondente), Peggy H Burke (University of Michigan–Flint), Peggy Johnson (Valley Center -Pauma Unified School District, California), Alan J Daly (0000-0002-6760-8374, University of California San Diego)
Ano2008
Volume40
Fascículo6
Páginas730-750
Data de publicação2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124508319582
OpenAlexW1969681074
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas23

School and district effectiveness studies show that high levels of student achievement are possible when schools and the district act as coordinated units of change. There is also a growing recognition that principals cannot lead alone and that school leadership teams (SLTs) are essential to the improvement process. Limited studies have explored the mental models of central office, principals, and teachers who are members of SLTs. We hypothesize that when SLTs and the central office engage collaboratively in professional development about the tasks of leadership, shared mental models are more likely to develop. A case study methodology is used and multiple sources of data are analyzed through two theoretical lenses: tasks of leadership and mental models. Findings indicate a growing congruence between the district and SLTs' mental models regarding the tasks of leadership. This study is significant in showing that with professional development, SLTs could serve as an important bridge between the central office and the schools in ways that can enhance coordination, depth, spread, and commitment to district reforms

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