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Iron Sharpens Iron: A Case Study on Instructional Coaching for Professional Learning and Leadership Development
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Castellaneta, Teresa M
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1616605691427758
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Year and Degree
2021, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Bowling Green State University, Leadership Studies.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences and mindsets of teachers, administrators, and coaches who have utilized instructional coaching for teacher learning and leadership development in an urban, impoverished high school. The literature indicates that instructional coaching as professional development has benefits not only for teachers and administrators, but also for students. In addition, urban school districts in impoverished settings are faced with a unique situation because the need is significant for quality teacher professional development. Very little is known about the experiences of instructional coaches, especially at the high school level. Using case study as an approach to capture teacher, coach, and administrator experiences with instructional coaching, this study utilized Mezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory, which focuses on learning as a process: through dilemma, reflection, and change as a theoretical framework. Overall, the findings suggest that coaching is heavily influenced by the interrelationships and interdependence of learning and leading. Establishing shared mental models about coaching and working to build common frames of reference about the importance of teacher learning and how it relates to student learning are significant themes that emerged in this study. This study has several implications for policy and practice in the realms of instructional coaching, leadership practice, adult learning, urban education, and higher education.
Committee
Patrick Pauken (Advisor)
Wendy Watson (Other)
Christy Galletta-Horner (Committee Member)
Kristina LaVenia (Committee Member)
Robert Falkenstein (Committee Member)
Pages
146 p.
Subject Headings
Education Policy
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Educational Leadership
Keywords
Instructional Coaching
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Teacher Professional Learning
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Distributed Leadership
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Transformative Learning Theory
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Urban Schools
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Adult Learning
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Castellaneta, T. M. (2021).
Iron Sharpens Iron: A Case Study on Instructional Coaching for Professional Learning and Leadership Development
[Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1616605691427758
APA Style (7th edition)
Castellaneta, Teresa.
Iron Sharpens Iron: A Case Study on Instructional Coaching for Professional Learning and Leadership Development.
2021. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1616605691427758.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Castellaneta, Teresa. "Iron Sharpens Iron: A Case Study on Instructional Coaching for Professional Learning and Leadership Development." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1616605691427758
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Iron Sharpens Iron: A Case Study on Instructional Coaching for Professional Learning and Leadership Development by Teresa M Castellaneta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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