The potential of ‘leading identity’ as an analytic concept for understanding Educational Leadership development in early childhood education
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Henderson, Linda, Nuttall, Joce, Wood, Elizabeth and Martin, Jenny. (2022). The potential of ‘leading identity’ as an analytic concept for understanding Educational Leadership development in early childhood education. Teachers and Teaching. 28(7), pp. 875-889. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2022.2137140
Authors | Henderson, Linda, Nuttall, Joce, Wood, Elizabeth and Martin, Jenny |
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Abstract | This paper responds to pressing calls to better theorise the development of Educational Leadership in early childhood education. Specifically, we examine the usefulness of) the concept of leading identity for understanding shifts in Educational Leaders’ accounts of their leadership practices. Twenty Educational Leaders, recruited from Australian early childhood services, were interviewed before and after a developmental intervention using Change Laboratory approach. Our analysis of these interviews illustrates how leading identity can be used to trace shifts in the dynamic interplay of persons and practices in Educational Leadership work. We conclude by reflecting on how our argument might inform theorisation of leadership in early childhood education, the design of professional learning programmes for leadership development, and the methodological potential of leading identity for evaluating such programmes. |
Keywords | educational leadership; leading identity; leading activity; cultural-historical activity theory; change laboratory |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Teachers and Teaching |
Journal citation | 28 (7), pp. 875-889 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1354-0602 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2022.2137140 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85140122944 |
Page range | 875-889 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 18 Oct 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 12 Sep 2022 |
Deposited | 19 Jul 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP180100281 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z583/the-potential-of-leading-identity-as-an-analytic-concept-for-understanding-educational-leadership-development-in-early-childhood-education
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