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Draw Me a Shepherd: Student-teachers' Perceptions and Metaphors on the Image of the "Leader-teacher"

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The current research examined how students participating in professional training in education and teaching characterized the concept of the "teacher leader". Layered analysis was employed using quantitative data alongside a qualitative examination of metaphorical representations indicating deeper unconscious perceptions. The significance of the investigation lies in revealing the meaning given in the student-teachers' reflective worldview to their future role as teachers and educational leaders. Participants were one hundred twenty-five undergraduate students studying in various stages of their B.Ed. courses in education and teaching at a teacher education college in Israel. The research process identified four key indices, describing the main qualities required for the teacher leader- Personal Relations, Student Empowerment, Personality Traits, and Functional Traits. Key findings indicated that, according to the students' opinions, Personal Attitude received the highest score of the four examined indices. Thus, from the perspective of these future teachers, a clear association was created between Personal Relations and Personality Traits, as the most significant dominant traits in the concept of the "teacher leader".

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  • Yonit Nissim, 2020. "Draw Me a Shepherd: Student-teachers' Perceptions and Metaphors on the Image of the "Leader-teacher"," Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(2), pages 1-24, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:hesjnl:v:10:y:2020:i:2:p:24
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    1. Mayer-Schoenberger, Viktor & Oberlechner, Thomas, 2002. "Through Their Own Words: Towards a New Understanding of Leadership through Metaphors," Working Paper Series rwp02-043, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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    1. Yonit Nissim & Eitan Simon, 2021. "Flattening the Hierarchy Curve: Adaptive Leadership During the Covid-19 Pandemic – A Case Study in an Academic Teacher Training College," Review of European Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(1), pages 103-103, March.

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