Assessing the Contribution of Distributed Leadership to School Improvement and Growth in Math Achievement

Although there has been sizable growth in the number of empirical studies of shared forms of leadership over the past decade, the bulk of this research has been descriptive. Relatively few published studies have investigated the impact of shared leadership on school improvement. This longitudinal st...

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Published in:American educational research journal 2009-09, Vol.46 (3), p.659-689
Main Authors: Heck, Ronald H., Hallinger, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic leadership
Academic learning
Achievement Gains
Collaboration
Cooperative Planning
Correlation
Curriculum Design
Educational administration
Educational Change
Educational Facilities Improvement
Educational Improvement
Educational leadership
Educational objectives
Educational Researchers
Elementary School Mathematics
Elementary Schools
English (Second Language)
Gender Differences
Governance
Growth models
Instructional Leadership
Learning
Learning Processes
Longitudinal Studies
Mathematical growth
Mathematical models
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics education
Mathematics teachers
Minority Groups
Modeling
Outcomes of Education
Participative Decision Making
Principals
School administration
School Effectiveness
School principals
Schools
Social and Institutional Analysis
Social Influences
Socioeconomic Status
Special Education
Student Mobility
Students
Studies
Surveys
Teacher organizations
Teacher Qualifications
Teachers
Teaching
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Summary:Although there has been sizable growth in the number of empirical studies of shared forms of leadership over the past decade, the bulk of this research has been descriptive. Relatively few published studies have investigated the impact of shared leadership on school improvement. This longitudinal study examines the effects of distributed leadership on school improvement and growth in student math achievement in 195 elementary schools in one state over a 4-year period. Using multilevel latent change analysis, the research found significant direct effects of distributed leadership on change in the schools' academic capacity and indirect effects on student growth rates in math. The study supports a perspective on distributed leadership that aims at building the academic capacity of schools as a means of improving student learning outcomes.
ISSN:0002-8312
1935-1011
DOI:10.3102/0002831209340042