Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.

This chapter is the result of an investigation into the capacity of an electronic portfolio (e-folio) to promote reflection and collaboration in a process of educational leadership. A cohort (n=11) of volunteer aspirant and current school leaders participated in the trial of an innovative software p...

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Main Authors: Dixon, Kathryn, Dixon, R.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24073
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description This chapter is the result of an investigation into the capacity of an electronic portfolio (e-folio) to promote reflection and collaboration in a process of educational leadership. A cohort (n=11) of volunteer aspirant and current school leaders participated in the trial of an innovative software package designed to facilitate the creation of an electronic portfolio. The research has followed the development of the volunteer group as they underwent the process of constructing an e-folio, in an effort to understand the efficacy of an electronic portfolio as a tool for demonstrating self-reflection, analysis of personal leadership, and collaborative practice. The trial members recorded their reflections regarding their experiences as leaders into their portfolios using the parameters of the "Leadership Framework" as the conceptual guide. This chapter focuses on the results of a content analysis conducted on individual reflections, which found collaborative practice as a key performance indicator in the discharge of educational leadership responsibilities.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-240732019-05-16T01:03:46Z Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership. Dixon, Kathryn Dixon, R. accountability - collaboration - leadership - professionalism - reflective practice - Portfolio - electronic portfolio - E-Folio - Educational Leadership - Reflection Practice This chapter is the result of an investigation into the capacity of an electronic portfolio (e-folio) to promote reflection and collaboration in a process of educational leadership. A cohort (n=11) of volunteer aspirant and current school leaders participated in the trial of an innovative software package designed to facilitate the creation of an electronic portfolio. The research has followed the development of the volunteer group as they underwent the process of constructing an e-folio, in an effort to understand the efficacy of an electronic portfolio as a tool for demonstrating self-reflection, analysis of personal leadership, and collaborative practice. The trial members recorded their reflections regarding their experiences as leaders into their portfolios using the parameters of the "Leadership Framework" as the conceptual guide. This chapter focuses on the results of a content analysis conducted on individual reflections, which found collaborative practice as a key performance indicator in the discharge of educational leadership responsibilities. 2009 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24073 en restricted
spellingShingle accountability - collaboration - leadership - professionalism - reflective practice - Portfolio - electronic portfolio - E-Folio - Educational Leadership - Reflection Practice
Dixon, Kathryn
Dixon, R.
Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
title Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
title_full Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
title_fullStr Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
title_full_unstemmed Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
title_short Capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
title_sort capacity of an electronic portfolio to promote professionalism, collaboration and accountability in educational leadership.
topic accountability - collaboration - leadership - professionalism - reflective practice - Portfolio - electronic portfolio - E-Folio - Educational Leadership - Reflection Practice
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24073