Leadership for Technology Enhanced Education
Organization of paper
This paper is divided into 4 sections. In section one, the paper begins by presenting a brief overview that includes how the paper is organized. Following this, the paper presents and defines the construct, Technology Education Leadership, and discusses the significance of the chosen concept. Then, the paper presents and describes the one seminal article identified, which is most central to Technology Education Leadership.
Thereafter in part 2, the paper presents seminal audit research table that summarizes and presents the content of 12 research articles that utilize and build on the concept of technology Education Leadership. In this section a literature table composed of four columns is created populated with the research findings. The table columns include title of the article, author(s) of article, article synopsis and contributions to the chosen construct.
Thereafter in part 3, the paper discusses the content of the table created in part 2 of the assignment. Beginning with the seminal article presented in Part 1, this section discusses how the construct has evolved over time. It describes key articles in the historical thread and highlight how they contributed to the advancement of the seminal work. This section looks for and analyzes patterns across the different articles. This section is concluded by discussing the current view of the construct in research and practice.
In part 4, the paper provides a conclusion by addressing three questions: (1) As a result of completing the audit, what has been learnt about the construct? (2) What further research needs to be conducted to generate additional knowledge about the construct? (3) In what ways did this assignment help with thinking through how I might pursue my doctoral research literature review?
Defining the chosen construct and its significance
The chosen construct educational leadership. This is because, today, educational organizations have become subject to a number of challenges. Dealing with these challenges requires educational leadership to successfully manage swift changes within the educational settings, technological growth and development, increasing student diversity and varied expectations, increasing learner awareness and curiosity, and the like. Confronting these challenges managing them effectively, educational institutions ought to embrace leaders who assume a specific set of traits, attitude as well as skill-set so as to deal with the current complexities in the educational realm.
Description of one seminal article identified
Technology Education Leadership is a relatively new field. I plan to research social media and adaptive learning influence on literacy skills. I selected this article because it deals with leadership and technology. My interests relate more to literacy and technology, but this article makes a good comprise for the parameters of the assignment. The article describes the rapidly revolutionizing atmosphere in technology (as it was at the time). It also illustrates paradigm shifts that commanded the macro change of technology- enriched education. The following issues are evaluated issues: (1) How higher education administrators and educators can assist institutions in adapting to this change; (2) whether efforts should be consolidated or dispersed; and (3) what pioneering leadership skills are needed. His research will prove to be very useful in my line of work and research.
Part 2: Seminal Audit Research Table (4-5 pages)
Title of the Article
Author(s) of Article
Article Synopsis
Contribution
Evolution of Situational Leadership theory: A critical review; leadership quarterly, 8-2, 1997.
Claude, L. Graeff
The study summarizes the original SLT critique, which was introduced by Graeff in 1981 and then elaborates the changes the theory has undergone since then in the academic literature. The study also presents the theory's strengths and limitations, as well as, crucial issues pertaining to the theory. Its concept model and concept's uncertainty being incomplete and irrational is also debated. Results of various peer reviewed articles, which made efforts to validate the results, are also discussed in the paper.
This study revealed why it is important to successfully manage internal and external conflicts in order to produce effective results.
Distributed
Leadership. The Educational Forum; 69-2, 2005.
James, P Spillane
This study has addressed to the question: "What does it mean to take a distributed perspective on school leadership?" The author neither intends to offer diverse effects of the different perceptions nor wants to acknowledge the description of the "one best." He intends to outlay his own definition rather than the standard stock definition of distributed leadership. A synopsis of distributed leadership with key points, notions, and a definite description is outlined. The author next addresses the impacts of distributive leadership on people, a group of individuals, events and organization's paradigm. Lastly, he has modeled the example of wine vendors and delved on...
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