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Episode 4: Towards Shared Educational Leadership

In this fourth episode of the On nuance in education podcast, Marc-André Girard discusses the concept of shared leadership. He analyzes it by drawing on references from educational research as well as anthropological and entrepreneurial reflections.
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For this fourth episode of the podcast Nuance in educationMarc-André Girard discusses the concept of shared leadership.

Gone is the traditional top-down leadership in the school? Shared leadership is based on trust and horizontal relationships. Principals open up to the school's pedagogical sphere and teachers exercise their pedagogical leadership in the school, all in a perspective of transformation of practices and innovation. 

In this episodeMarc-André analyzes the concept of shared leadership by drawing on references from educational research as well as anthropological and entrepreneurial thinking.

References 

Godin, S. (2008). Tribes : we need you to lead us. Portfolio.

Lapointe, P. & Archambault, J. (2014). Regards sur la gestion éducative des directions d'établissement d'enseignement primaire au Québec. In M. Garant & C. Letor (Eds.). Coaching and leadership: new practices in education and training (pp. 55-69). De Boeck.

Piot, L and Kelchtermans, G. (2014). Leadership in contemporary school organizations: lessons from the Anglo-Saxon literature review. In M. Garant & C. Letor (Eds.) Coaching and leadership: new practices in education and training (p. 21 to 37). De Boeck.

Progin, L. (2014). Implementing school leadership: emergence of a new pedagogical leadership? In M. Garant & C. Letor (Eds.) Coaching and leadership: new practices in education and training (pp. 39-53). De Boeck.

Sivers, D. (2016). Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy: The First Follower. Spotted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z61W5d2ePpw

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About the Author

Marc-André Girard
Marc-André Girard
Marc-André Girard holds a bachelor's degree in social studies education (1999), a master's degree in history education (2003), a master's degree in education management (2013) and a doctorate in education (2022). He specializes in school-based change management and educational leadership. He is also interested in the 21st century competencies to be developed in education. He is a principal in a public high school and gives conferences on educational leadership, pedagogical approaches, change in schools and the professionalization of teaching. He has participated in educational expeditions in France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Morocco. In September 2014, he published the book "Le changement en milieu scolaire québécois" with Éditions Reynald Goulet and, in 2019, he published a trilogy on the 21st century school with the same publisher. He is a frequent contributor to L'École branchée on educational issues. He is very involved in everything that surrounds the professional development of teachers and principals as well as the integration of ICT in education. In March 2016, he received a CHAPO award from AQUOPS for his overall involvement. He is a recipient of the Régent-Fortin 2022 scholarship awarded by ADERAE for the significant contribution of his doctoral studies to the development of practice and knowledge in educational administration.
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