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Educational Leadership

Virginia Commonwealth University

Theses/Dissertations

2012

Communities of practice

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School Leader Use Of Social Media For Professional Discourse, Candice Barkley Apr 2012

School Leader Use Of Social Media For Professional Discourse, Candice Barkley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this case study was to explore how a group of principals from diverse backgrounds and different locations create and perpetuate a virtual community of practice. This investigation is a case study of Connected Principals, a group that has come together to create a regular blog on significant issues within education and the principalship. In addition, this group regularly disseminates pertinent information on Twitter via a hash tag. The study includes a content analysis of the blogs posted by Connected Principals as well as social network analysis of the group’s Twitter network and of the key players within …