The enactment of distributed leadership in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
School leaders have a significant impact on student outcomes (Grissom et al., 2021; Leithwood et al., 2020); however, there has been a shift from viewing school leadership as the actions of an individual, to seeing leadership as a collaborative endeavour, including in New Zealand (Youngs, 2020). Th...
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School leaders have a significant impact on student outcomes (Grissom et al., 2021; Leithwood et al., 2020); however, there has been a shift from viewing school leadership as the actions of an individual, to seeing leadership as a collaborative endeavour, including in New Zealand (Youngs, 2020). The traditional heroic model of leadership is making way for a new leadership paradigm which considers leadership as the actions of many rather than the few (Spillane 2005) and promotes the construct of distributed leadership. This research study, using an interpretive qualitative design, focused on the experiences of secondary school principals in their attempts to distribute leadership. Moreover, the study aimed to connect principal’s interpretations of distributed leadership with their practice of the construct. The findings highlight the challenges in defining and enacting distributed leadership. Nine recommendations for principals who are considering distributed leadership as a tool for effectively distributing leadership and improving student outcomes are presented. These are designed to provide principals with a starting point when considering distributed leadership and to stimulate further discussion on the topic.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8aa905ccfd64411bb4853a83ed9d2f252025-08-20T02:03:18ZengTuwhera Open Access PublisherNew Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work1176-66622024-06-0121110.24135/teacherswork.v21i1.624The enactment of distributed leadership in secondary schools in Aotearoa New ZealandGreg SharlandKate Thornton School leaders have a significant impact on student outcomes (Grissom et al., 2021; Leithwood et al., 2020); however, there has been a shift from viewing school leadership as the actions of an individual, to seeing leadership as a collaborative endeavour, including in New Zealand (Youngs, 2020). The traditional heroic model of leadership is making way for a new leadership paradigm which considers leadership as the actions of many rather than the few (Spillane 2005) and promotes the construct of distributed leadership. This research study, using an interpretive qualitative design, focused on the experiences of secondary school principals in their attempts to distribute leadership. Moreover, the study aimed to connect principal’s interpretations of distributed leadership with their practice of the construct. The findings highlight the challenges in defining and enacting distributed leadership. Nine recommendations for principals who are considering distributed leadership as a tool for effectively distributing leadership and improving student outcomes are presented. These are designed to provide principals with a starting point when considering distributed leadership and to stimulate further discussion on the topic. https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/624Distributed leadership |
| spellingShingle | Greg Sharland Kate Thornton The enactment of distributed leadership in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work Distributed leadership |
| title | The enactment of distributed leadership in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_full | The enactment of distributed leadership in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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| title_short | The enactment of distributed leadership in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand |
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| topic | Distributed leadership |
| url | https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/624 |
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