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Developing Instructional Leadership and Communication Skills through Online Professional Development: Focusing on Rural and Urban Principals
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Author(s): Doron Zinger (University of California Irvine, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 17
Source title:
Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anthony H. Normore (California State University Dominguez Hills, USA & International Academy of Public safety, USA), Larry W. Long (Illinois State University, USA & International Academy of Public Safety, USA)and Mitch Javidi (North Carolina State University, USA & International Academy of Public Safety, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9970-0.ch019
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Abstract
Principals and school leaders play a pivotal role in teacher satisfaction, retention, and learning; thus, they are uniquely positioned to help teachers improve their practice. Principals face many of the same challenges that teachers do, especially in schools serving low-income, low-performing, and ethnically diverse students. This chapter examines the extant literature concerning online professional development (OPD) and how it may hold particular promise for principals and other school leaders who work in these challenging settings, with a focus on attending to principal instructional leadership. A corollary purpose centers on how effective online communication (and the use of digital modalities) can create greater access and flexibility for participants. Establishing lines of communication and building online community may help overcome the professional isolation experienced by principals. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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