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2016

Western Kentucky University

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Teacher Education and Professional Development

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Students' Perceptions Of A Teacher Leader Master's Program, Evgenia Mauzy Apr 2016

Students' Perceptions Of A Teacher Leader Master's Program, Evgenia Mauzy

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Teacher leadership is one of the key components of school success. However, teacher leader education has not been the focus of research. This quantitative study explores the central research question: What are the perceptions of teachers completing the Western Kentucky University Masters of Art in Education (MAE) Teacher Leader Program regarding their level of professional preparation?

A Likert-type double matrix descriptive survey with correlational design covered students’ perceptions of level of professional preparation on a 5-point scale at the beginning and the end of the program for the ten MAE Program Standards. All data were gathered from students in the …