Publication: Exploring Spirituality in the Teacher-Leadership Role of Mentoring Through Collaborative Action Research
avondale-bepress-to-dspace.peer_review_status | Peer reviewed | |
avondale-bepress.abstract | <p>This paper reports on a collaborative action research project exploring spirituality in teacher-leadership through the life-world of a New Zealand Christian school principal. The participant focused on the teacher-leadership role of mentoring colleagues towards more effective teaching practices and improvement in the Christian culture of the school community. The findings show that mentoring is a long term relational commitment that remains faithful to the Christian vision and values of the school. By modelling humility, compassion and a godly resolve to encourage quality Christian education, the principal witnessed transformation in teachers’ practice and the culture of the learning community.</p> | |
avondale-bepress.articleid | 1309 | |
avondale-bepress.authors | Alaster Gibson | |
avondale-bepress.context-key | 8872879 | |
avondale-bepress.coverpage-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol10/iss1/8 | |
avondale-bepress.document-type | ed_admin | |
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation | Gibson, A. (2016). Exploring spirituality in the teacher-leadership role of mentoring through collaborative action research. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 10</em>(1), 33-40. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1309 | |
avondale-bepress.field.doi | 10.55254/1835-1492.1309 | |
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date | 2016-07-24T00:00:00Z | |
avondale-bepress.field.peer_reviewed | true | |
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date | 2016-07-25T00:00:00Z | |
avondale-bepress.field.publisher | Avondale Academic Press | |
avondale-bepress.field.reviewed | Peer-Reviewed | |
avondale-bepress.fulltext-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1309&context=teach&unstamped=1 | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | spirituality | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | teacher-leadership | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | mentoring | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | action research | |
avondale-bepress.label | 8 | |
avondale-bepress.publication-date | 2016-07-25T00:00:00Z | |
avondale-bepress.publication-title | TEACH Journal of Christian Education | |
avondale-bepress.state | published | |
avondale-bepress.submission-date | 2016-07-24T22:02:09Z | |
avondale-bepress.submission-path | teach/vol10/iss1/8 | |
avondale-bepress.title | Exploring Spirituality in the Teacher-Leadership Role of Mentoring Through Collaborative Action Research | |
avondale-bepress.type | article | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibson, Alaster | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-01T00:23:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-01T00:23:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-07-25 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2016-07-24T22:02:09Z | |
dc.description.abstract | <p>This paper reports on a collaborative action research project exploring spirituality in teacher-leadership through the life-world of a New Zealand Christian school principal. The participant focused on the teacher-leadership role of mentoring colleagues towards more effective teaching practices and improvement in the Christian culture of the school community. The findings show that mentoring is a long term relational commitment that remains faithful to the Christian vision and values of the school. By modelling humility, compassion and a godly resolve to encourage quality Christian education, the principal witnessed transformation in teachers’ practice and the culture of the learning community.</p> | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gibson, A. (2016). Exploring spirituality in the teacher-leadership role of mentoring through collaborative action research. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 10</em>(1), 33-40. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1309 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1309 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/08872879 | |
dc.language.iso | en_us | |
dc.publisher | Avondale Academic Press | |
dc.subject | spirituality | |
dc.subject | teacher-leadership | |
dc.subject | mentoring | |
dc.subject | action research | |
dc.title | Exploring Spirituality in the Teacher-Leadership Role of Mentoring Through Collaborative Action Research | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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