Fostering the capacity for distributed leadership: a post-heroic approach to leading school improvement

Principals are being encouraged to distribute leadership to increase schools' organizational capacities, and enhance student growth and learning. Extant research on distributed leadership practices provides an emerging basis for adopting such approaches. Yet, relatively less attention has been...

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Published in:International journal of leadership in education 2016-03, Vol.19 (2), p.111-137
Main Authors: Klar, Hans W., Huggins, Kristin Shawn, Hammonds, Hattie L., Buskey, Frederick C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability Identification
Administrative Change
Administrative Principles
Administrator Role
Capacity Building
Change Strategies
Educational Administration
Educational Change
Educational Improvement
Educational leadership
Educational Opportunities
Educational Practices
High Schools
Motivation
Participative Decision Making
Principals
Qualitative Research
School principals
Secondary schools
Semi Structured Interviews
Transformational Leadership
Transitional Programs
United States (East)
United States (West Coast)
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Summary:Principals are being encouraged to distribute leadership to increase schools' organizational capacities, and enhance student growth and learning. Extant research on distributed leadership practices provides an emerging basis for adopting such approaches. Yet, relatively less attention has been paid to examining the principal's role in fostering the leadership capacities of others to create the capacity for distributed leadership. In this article, we examine the specific practices of six high school principals who fostered the leadership capacities of 18 other leaders in their respective schools. Our findings illustrate the key steps these principals undertook in identifying potential leaders, creating leadership opportunities for them, facilitating their role transitions and providing them with continuous support.
ISSN:1360-3124
1464-5092
DOI:10.1080/13603124.2015.1005028