TY - JOUR
T1 - From professional isolation to effective leadership
T2 - preschool teacher-directors’ strategies of shared leadership and pedagogy
AU - Aizenberg, Merav
AU - Oplatka, Izhar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2019/11/17
Y1 - 2019/11/17
N2 - This study aims to investigate preschool teacher-directors’ sense of professional isolation, and discover the origins of their isolation at work and coping methods. The qualitative paradigm was the research method. The sample comprised 25 preschool teacher-directors in public municipal preschools, and the semi-structured interview method was used. The findings of this study extend our understanding of preschool teacher’s sense of professional isolation, the origins of their isolation and the coping strategies they use to cope with their isolation such as professional support, professional cooperation, initiating educational projects, and professional development. The results demonstrate that professional strategies possessing aspects of shared leadership and pedagogy are the most effective.
AB - This study aims to investigate preschool teacher-directors’ sense of professional isolation, and discover the origins of their isolation at work and coping methods. The qualitative paradigm was the research method. The sample comprised 25 preschool teacher-directors in public municipal preschools, and the semi-structured interview method was used. The findings of this study extend our understanding of preschool teacher’s sense of professional isolation, the origins of their isolation and the coping strategies they use to cope with their isolation such as professional support, professional cooperation, initiating educational projects, and professional development. The results demonstrate that professional strategies possessing aspects of shared leadership and pedagogy are the most effective.
KW - Professional isolation
KW - leadership
KW - preschool teacher-directors’ contextual factors
KW - professional strategies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075031221&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13540602.2019.1688287
DO - 10.1080/13540602.2019.1688287
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AN - SCOPUS:85075031221
SN - 1354-0602
VL - 25
SP - 994
EP - 1013
JO - Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
JF - Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
IS - 8
ER -