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The relationship between distributed leadership and teacher leadership in China: a mediation of teacher leadership preparation

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Le, Song
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Tahir, Lokman Mohd
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Hassan, Roslizam
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Hongli, Chen *
DOI:10.1080/02188791.2026.2615071delete
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Abstract

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This study aims to explore the relationship between distributed leadership and teacher leadership in southern China, with a particular focus on the mediating effect of teacher leadership preparation. A sample of 395 secondary school teachers from southern China was surveyed, and a structural equation model was constructed for quantitative analysis. The results show that distributed leadership has a significant positive correlation with teacher leadership, indicating that teachers' leadership capabilities are effectively enhanced in a distributed leadership environment. Further analysis reveals that teacher leadership preparation plays a mediating role in this relationship. These findings provide empirical evidence for understanding distributed leadership in the Chinese context and offer cross-cultural insights into distributed leadership theory by focusing on teacher leadership preparation as a research entry point, thereby contributing to the innovation and development of teacher leadership research.
Keywords:
Distributed leadership
teacher leadership
secondary school
teacher leadership preparation
China

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ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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1.4W
Papers: 1.1W
Citations: 85
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