The hidden players: Exploring students’ role in advancing teacher leadership
<p dir="ltr">This study explores the underexamined role of students in shaping the enactment and sustainability of teacher leadership (TL) in K-12 schools. While research has traditionally emphasized the roles of principals, middle leaders, and peers, students—the central stakeholder...
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| author | Norma Ghamrawi (7643180) |
| author2 | Tarek Shal (17773482) Najah AR Ghamrawi (23073778) Abdullah M Abu-Tineh (23125702) Yousef M Alshaboul (23125705) Manar Alazaizeh (18827137) |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">This study explores the underexamined role of students in shaping the enactment and sustainability of teacher leadership (TL) in K-12 schools. While research has traditionally emphasized the roles of principals, middle leaders, and peers, students—the central stakeholders in education—have been largely overlooked. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 15 teachers across six Arab countries, the study identified five themes through thematic analysis: engagement and participation, feedback and influence, collaboration and culture, authority and recognition, and emotional and relational dynamics. Findings reveal that students can both validate and challenge TL, with their behaviors functioning as critical feedback mechanisms that compel teachers to adapt, refine, and sustain leadership practices. By positioning students as “hidden players” in leadership ecologies, this research contributes a new dimension to TL scholarship and calls for more inclusive frameworks that recognize students as active co-constructors of educational change.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Management in Education<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08920206251404225" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08920206251404225</a></p> |
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| spelling | The hidden players: Exploring students’ role in advancing teacher leadershipNorma Ghamrawi (7643180)Tarek Shal (17773482)Najah AR Ghamrawi (23073778)Abdullah M Abu-Tineh (23125702)Yousef M Alshaboul (23125705)Manar Alazaizeh (18827137)EducationEducation policy, sociology and philosophyEducation systemsSpecialist studies in educationteacher leadershipteacher leadership enactmentstudent agencystudent-teacher relationshipleadership sustainability<p dir="ltr">This study explores the underexamined role of students in shaping the enactment and sustainability of teacher leadership (TL) in K-12 schools. While research has traditionally emphasized the roles of principals, middle leaders, and peers, students—the central stakeholders in education—have been largely overlooked. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 15 teachers across six Arab countries, the study identified five themes through thematic analysis: engagement and participation, feedback and influence, collaboration and culture, authority and recognition, and emotional and relational dynamics. Findings reveal that students can both validate and challenge TL, with their behaviors functioning as critical feedback mechanisms that compel teachers to adapt, refine, and sustain leadership practices. By positioning students as “hidden players” in leadership ecologies, this research contributes a new dimension to TL scholarship and calls for more inclusive frameworks that recognize students as active co-constructors of educational change.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Management in Education<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08920206251404225" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08920206251404225</a></p>2025-12-10T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1177/08920206251404225https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_hidden_players_Exploring_students_role_in_advancing_teacher_leadership/32075517CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/320755172025-12-10T09:00:00Z |
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| topic | Education Education policy, sociology and philosophy Education systems Specialist studies in education teacher leadership teacher leadership enactment student agency student-teacher relationship leadership sustainability |