2017•Educational Management Administration & LeadershipRequires access

Beyond superheroes and advocacy

Mark A. Smylie, Jonathan M. Eckert

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This article introduces new perspectives, principles and recommendations for the successful development of teacher leadership. It draws from literature on teacher leadership, work redesign, and on-the-job leadership development to explore key insights and questions for teacher leadership development, and it presents a conceptual–theoretical model to guide the practice of teacher leadership development. The article concludes with implications for promoting such practice.

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Key concepts: Leadership development, Teacher leadership, Neuroleadership, Leadership style, Leadership studies, Educational leadership, Shared leadership, Pedagogy