?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fdoktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu%2Fid%2Feprint%2F12426%2F&rft.title=Exploring+Distributed+Pedagogical+Leadership+Practice+in+Preservice+Primary+Teacher+Education+Programs+in+Kenya&rft.creator=+Okiri+Peter+Ochieng&rft.subject=05.03.+Oktat%C3%A1studom%C3%A1ny&rft.description=This+study+investigated+the+enactment+of+distributed+pedagogical+leadership+practices+within+preservice+primary+teacher+education+programs+in+Kenya.+The+preservice+teacher+education+framework+is+designed+to+prepare+qualified%2C+ethical%2C+and+competent+future+teachers+who+can+effectively+contribute+to+a+competency-based+curriculum's+goals%2C+missions%2C+and+visions.+However%2C+no+research+has+examined+the+significance+of+implementing+distributed+pedagogical+leadership+practices+in+Kenya+or+elsewhere+in+the+world.+The+conceptual+foundations+of+this+study+were+based+on+the+distributed+leadership%2C+pedagogical+leadership%2C+and+teacher+leadership+perspectives.+The+main+goal+was+to+develop+a+comprehensive+understanding+of+how+this+leadership+practice+is+perceived+and+understood+by+professional+stakeholders+in+their+natural+contexts.+To+investigate+these+leadership+practices%2C+the+study+analyzed+interviews%2C+discussions%2C+and+survey+responses+from+key+stakeholders+including+principals%2C+teacher+leaders%2C+teacher+trainers%2C+and+teacher+trainees.+A+mixed-methods+research+design+with+a+convergent+parallel+approach+was+utilized+for+data+collection+and+analysis.+Qualitative+data+were+gathered+through+face-to-face+semi-structured+interviews+and+focus+group+discussions%2C+and+quantitative+data+was+collected+through+survey+questionnaires.+The+results+from+the+different+datasets+were+merged+during+the+interpretation+stage+to+identify+areas+of+convergence+or+divergence.+The+main+findings+revealed+that+stakeholders+viewed+principals+and+formal+teacher+leaders+as+primarily+responsible+for+distributing+leadership+responsibilities.+However%2C+the+study+also+found+that+bureaucratic+structures+often+led+to+an+uneven+distribution+of+leadership+responsibilities.+Participants+reported+that+effective+distribution+was+further+inhibited+by+policies+and+guidelines+from+the+Teachers+Service+Commission%2C+as+well+as+inadequate+professional+support+and+pedagogical+resources+provided+by+the+Ministry+of+Education.+The+study+concludes+that+the+effective+distribution+of+pedagogical+leadership+responsibilities+is+crucial+for+enhancing+collaborative+learning+among+professional+stakeholders.+Involving+various+professional+personnel+in+the+implementation+of+the+leadership+responsibilities+can+lead+to+effective+curriculum+implementation+and+pedagogical+improvement.&rft.date=2025-02-27&rft.type=Disszert%C3%A1ci%C3%B3&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdoktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu%2Fid%2Feprint%2F12426%2F1%2FOKIRI%2520-%2520Doctoral%2520Dissertation%2520-%2520Final.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdoktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu%2Fid%2Feprint%2F12426%2F2%2FOKIRI%2520-%2520Dissertation%2520Summary%2520-%2520English.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=hu&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdoktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu%2Fid%2Feprint%2F12426%2F3%2FOKIRI%2520-%2520Dissertation%2520Abstract%2520-%2520Hungarian%2520%2528Absztrakt%2529.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Okiri+Peter+Ochieng%0A+++Exploring+Distributed+Pedagogical+Leadership+Practice+in+Preservice+Primary+Teacher+Education+Programs+in+Kenya.%0A++Doktori+%C3%A9rtekez%C3%A9s%2C+Szegedi+Tudom%C3%A1nyegyetem+(2000-).+%0A(2025)+++++&rft.language=eng