| 英文摘要 |
The main purpose of this study was to investigate teacher leaders’ collaborative leadership in the professional development process of school teachers. The case school is a remote elementary school in eastern Taiwan. Data were collected through interviews and then analyzed. The participants of this study were the school principal, three teacher leaders, and three school teachers. Five conclusions were obtained in this study. First, from the foundation of a collaboration team to the sharing and coproduction of knowledge, the teacher leaders complemented each other and successfully established a base of collaborative leadership. Second, the main collaborative leadership strategies were collaborative lesson study, the creation of a campus environment, the introduction of external human resources, the principal’s demonstration, and achieving teachers’ professional development. Third, the principal’s support and modeling reinforced the teacher leaders’ role function and the teachers’ professional development in the collaborative leadership process. Fourth, collaborative leadership enhanced the teachers’ professional growth in competence-oriented teaching plan design and teaching competence. Fifth, in the collaborative leadership process, teacher leaders recognized the fulfillment of personal role function. However, in this process, few teachers exhibited passive attitudes and behaviors. Finally, this study proposes suggestions for practical application and future studies. The findings of this study can serve as criteria for teacher leaders’ practice, teacher leaders’ collaborative leadership, and the reinforcement of teachers’ professional development. |