Full Length Research Paper
Lived Experiences of Secondary School Principals in Practicing Teacher Leadership
Author(s): DA Asegu* and MT Gedifew
The goal of this phenomenological case study was to explain secondary school principals’ lived experiences with teacher leadership. A qualitative research approach and a phenomenological case study strategy were used to achieve this goal. Purposive and convenient samplings were used to collect data from four secondary school principals, five vice principals, and three experienced teachers. The main data collection tools were semi-structured interview guides, documents, and unstructured conversational interviews. The findings demonstrated a theoretically positive attitude about teacher leadership. Teacher leadership was formally expressed in the form of headship, unit leaders, and formally designated coordination of clubs and programs. It was also found that schools had different leadership techniques and practices depending on individual leadership ideologies, contextual variabl.. Read More»
DOI:
10.15651/2465-7204.22.8.12