Research And Exploration Of Learning Leadership Theory

Due to the fast-paced changes in social, economic, political and legal environments, the competition between schools has grown increasingly, and there’s a increasingly strong desire for setting up high-quality educational resources. Also, researches upon educational leadership theory is also growing wildly. Various educational leadership theories emerge continuously and frequently. The theory of learning leadership is one of the rapid-rise theories in western countries from the21st century. This study begins from the literature study, aim to pack up the thinking of learning leadership theory systematically, in order to provide a reference for Chinese education management theory and practice.This study is mainly divided four three parts. The first part introduces the research background. The second part mainly talks about the social foundation and theoretical basis of learning leadership theory. The third part is about the main content of learning leadership theory. The main content of the learning leadership theory includes eight dimensions:vision for learning, instructional program, curricular program, assessment program, communities of learning, resources acquisition and use, organizational culture and social advocacy. The assessment portraits of the theory include two parts:core components and key processes. Core components describe the leadership behaviors and the key processes pay attention to the practice procedure of the leadership behaviors. Core components are made up of six elements:high standards for student learning, rigorous curriculum, quality instruction, culture of learning and professional behavior, connections to external communities and systemic performance accountability. The key processes are also made up of six elements: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring. The fourth part discusses the comments upon the learning leadership theory as well as the revelation of the theory for the educational management practice in China.