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Understanding The Cultivation Of Teacher Leadership In Professional Learning Communities, Adrianne G. Wilson
Understanding The Cultivation Of Teacher Leadership In Professional Learning Communities, Adrianne G. Wilson
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of study was twofold. The primary purpose was to describe and explain the perceptions and lived experiences of high school teachers through their involvement in a Professional Learning Community, as defined by Hord (1997). Teachers' experiences within a Professional Learning Community were examined for patterns of cultivated leadership and social capital. The second purpose of the study was to identify the influencing variables connected with how the participants viewed themselves as leaders as a result of their participation in a professional learning community. One influencing variable in particular that was examined was the influence of social capital in …