Interconnectedness of Teacher Leadership, Political Literacy and Awareness Through Teaching/Learning Interactions With Students: Phenomenographic Study

Conference: The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2022)
Title: Interconnectedness of Teacher Leadership, Political Literacy and Awareness Through Teaching/Learning Interactions With Students: Phenomenographic Study
Stream: Educational Policy, Leadership, Management & Administration
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Vilma Zydziunaite, Vytautas Magnus University, Educational Research Institute, Lithuania
Lina Kaminskiene, Vytautas Magnus University, Educational Research Institute, Lithuania
Vaida Jurgile, Vytautas Magnus University, Educational Research Institute, Lithuania
Linas Kontrimas, Vytautas Magnus University, Educational Research Institute, Lithuania

Abstract:

The sector of education affects and is affected by the political literacy and awareness of individuals in society. Teacher leadership incorporates political literacy and awareness through teaching / learning interactions with students. Literature review revealed that political literacy and awareness are studied as autonomous phenomena in teacher’s professional practice but they are not connected to teacher leadership. The study aim was to develop a set of categories of description derived from the teachers’ conceptions of developing students’ political literacy and awareness in connection to teachers’ leadership through teaching/learning interactions. 37 individual semi-structured interviews with teachers were conducted. For data analysis the phenomenography was applied. Findings suggest that teacher leadership is implemented through transferring knowledge, expanding learning capacity and creating knowledge while developing students’ political literacy through teaching/learning interactions. Students’ political awareness develops in the direction of specific dimensions - cognitive, emotional and behavioral - through teaching/learning interactions with the teacher. The sources for developing students’ political literacy and awareness are the following: social, cultural, spiritual, media, professional and institutional. The study results lead to the conclusion that teachers perceive and conceptualise their leadership regarding political literacy and awareness while working with students as a dynamic development that consists of process, dimensions and sources. All these aspects are linked by teacher leadership for the meaningful learning of students. Study results contribute to the expansion of the concept of teacher leadership.

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