Deeper co-leadership emerges when staff support lets partners progressively take on responsibility, but recedes when staff carry the process¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-15 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Deeper co-leadership was more evident when staff support enabled partners to progressively take on responsibility for inquiry, facilitation, interpretation, and decision-making. → Latia P. White 2026 q2 i? Where staff carried more of the process, the work could continue, but shared ownership and co-leadership were less evident. → Latia P. White 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Latia P. White 2026¶

Latia P. White, Ed. D. (2026). Beyond Participation: The Capacities That Shape Engagement in Collaborative Innovation. Digital Promise, Center for Learner Pathway Innovations. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/e933ec0e-f153-4046-842b-61b696b00ba2 doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/315

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Cross-project qualitative finding from staff reflections on Collaborative Innovation projects. The analysis found "Deeper co-leadership was more evident" when scaffolding enabled progressive partner responsibility; no effect sizes are reported.

"Deeper co-leadership was more evident when staff support enabled partners to progressively take on responsibility for inquiry, facilitation, interpretation, and decision-making."

Latia P. White 2026 (2)¶

Latia P. White, Ed. D. (2026). Beyond Participation: The Capacities That Shape Engagement in Collaborative Innovation. Digital Promise, Center for Learner Pathway Innovations. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/e933ec0e-f153-4046-842b-61b696b00ba2

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Contrast finding from the same reflection analysis: when staff assumed too much responsibility for facilitation, data activities, or project management, partners had fewer opportunities to practice skills and take up shared ownership.

"Where staff carried more of the process, the work could continue, but shared ownership and co-leadership were less evident."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

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