The need for STEM teacher leadership
The need for STEM teacher leadership
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STEM 教师领导力的必要性
DOI:
10.1111/ssm.12461
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Criswell, Brett
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作者:
Yow, Jan A.;Lotter, Christine;Criswell, Brett
The idea of teacher leadership has been considered for almost 50 years (Andrew, 1974). The lack of a consistent definition as well as limited empirically based conceptual frameworks to help guide research in the area have made advancements in teacher leadership research challenging (Wenner & Campbell, 2017). Furthermore, only recently has the literature begun to include emphases in content-specific teacher leadership (eg, Criswell et al., 2018, Lotter et al., 2020; Mohan et al., 2017; National Research Council, 2014; Sinha & Hanuscin, 2017; Yow et al., 2020), as research has recognized the importance of content-expertise to enacting curricular reforms and school improvement goals (Berg et al., 2014; Wenner & Campbell, 2017). Teachers acting in leadership roles within schools can create change through collaborative work that improves students' learning (Katzenmeyer & Moller, 2009; York-Barr & Duke, 2004). Teacher learning and teacher leadership are connected, especially collaborative inquiry among teachers, which can facilitate teachers in developing as leaders (Darling-Hammond et al., 2017; Szczesiul & Huizenga, 2015; Yow & Lotter, 2016). Recent research has found that schools in which teachers feel they have a voice in instructional and school-based decisions, especially those concerning student discipline and school improvement issues, have higher student academic achievement (Ingersoll, 2018; Shen et al., 2020). In addition to improved student learning, teacher leadership opportunities have also been shown to be important for increasing teacher's instructional efficacy, work satisfaction, and retention (Muijs & Harris, 2006; National Research Council, 2014; Torres, 2019). Retaining effective science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher leaders is important, especially during this time of high teacher turnover, to maintain the STEM instructional expertise needed to prepare students for future STEM professions and a STEM-infused world (Podolsky et al., 2019). National efforts to build STEM ecosystems (eg, Battelle, nd; STEM Funders Network,(nd)) and recent efforts to build national standards around a constantly changing STEM knowledge base (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010; NGSS Lead States, 2013) require STEM teacher leaders that not only know the concepts and practices of STEM, but also how to communicate them to students and the public. STEM teachers may also be more likely to leave the profession to find more opportunities in the private sector so finding ways to encourage their staying in the classroom as teacher leaders is crucial (Podolsky et al., 2019). In addition, the dearth of school leaders (eg, principals and superintendents) with STEM backgrounds demands that STEM teacher leaders have an active voice in school policy and practice (Glass et al., 2000).
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