Titel
Responsive leadership within professional learning networks for sustainable professional learning
Autor*in
Livia A. J. Jesacher-Roessler
Department of Teacher Education and School Research, School of Education, University of Innsbruck
Abstract
After outlining the central role of leadership for individual and interorganisational learning in sustainable Professional Learning Networks (PLN), this article describes Austria’s professional learning environment and professional learning (PL) within this changing field. In order to meet urgent institutional requests for sustainable PL, new organisational responses are needed. The authors highlight the implications of the notion of responsiveness, framing it as resulting from interorganisational practices such as PLNs and as ensuring sustainable organisational leadership capabilities within PLNs. After describing the two levels of the study (meso and micro), the findings, which are based on two case studies in Austrian schools, show that the role played by PLNs in challenging professional learning environments is blurry. The discussion shows that these case studies have extended the single-level approach deployed in previous studies. The article concludes by highlighting the specific leadership role that is required within PLNs in order to establish responsiveness, change routines and thus enhance professional learning.
Stichwort
Professional Learning Network (PLN)Professional Learning (PL)Leadership StylesResponsivenessSustainabilityAustrian Case Study
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1543519
Erschienen in
Titel
Professional Development in Education
Band
48
Ausgabe
3
ISSN
1941-5257
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Seitenanfang
364
Seitenende
378
Verlag
Informa UK Limited
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Zugänglichkeit
Rechteangabe
© 2021 The Author(s)

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