The relationship between distributed leadership and teacher commitment to change: the mediating roles of professional learning communities and job satisfaction

Qi Xiu; Peng Liu; Hao Yao; Lili Liu

doi:10.1007/s12564-022-09747-8

The relationship between distributed leadership and teacher commitment to change: the mediating roles of professional learning communities and job satisfaction

Qi Xiu
, Peng Liu
, Hao Yao
, Lili Liu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Education

East China Normal University
University of Manitoba

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Abstract

This study examined the mediating roles of professional learning communities and job satisfaction in the relationship between distributed leadership and teachers’ commitment to change based on responses from 812 middle school teachers in 18 schools in a northern Chinese city. A direct positive relationship between distributed leadership and teachers’ commitment to change was noted. This finding contributes to understanding the effects of distributed leadership across cultures and improving educational practices in similar contexts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-17
Number of pages	13
Journal	Asia Pacific Education Review
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-022-09747-8
State	Published - Mar 2026

Keywords

China
Distributed leadership
Professional learning community (PLC)
Teacher job satisfaction
Teachers’ commitment to change

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