The Journal of Practice and Research in Teacher Leadership

Over the last forty years, research in the field of teacher leadership has expanded exponentially.  While early research focused on teachers who led within classrooms and departments, the field grew to examine teacher leaders throughout school and district organizations to the growth of advocacy at both the state and federal levels. Mentoring, sharing expertise with colleagues, sharing leadership with administrators, and working to improve student achievement and school culture are all ways in which teacher leaders enact their influence (Angelle, 2017). As researchers generally agree that teacher leaders wield influence at many levels throughout the organization, other aspects of teacher leadership remain unclear.  While much discussion about teacher leaders and their roles and responsibilities has increased in the field of North American literature, less is known about the enactment of teacher leadership in schools across the globe.  The fall 2025 special issue of IJTL will expand our knowledge of teacher leadership in international contexts, specifically offering the perspective of scholars and participants from countries outside of the US.