A social network study of transformational teacher influence

Abstract

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to explore the construct of teacher influence and consider it in the context of transformational leadership. Furthermore, it also investigates how to more broadly define teacher leadership liberating it from its reliance on specific district/school-assigned roles to include the belief that all teachers are capable of leadership. The implications of these findings suggest that we can potentially build social capital in an organization by deliberately labeling these qualities and coaching teachers in a theory of leadership with a robust research base developing teacher leadership capacity; a critical element of successful reform.