The An Exploratory Approach to the Principle of Complexity Applied to Teacher Leadership in Innovative Education

The purpose of this study is to explore teacher leadership in innovative schools by applying it to the principle of complexity. In order to achieve this research purpose, we analyzed and explored the characteristics and principles of innovative education, teacher leadership in innovative schools, and teacher leadership in innovative schools applying complexity principles. As a result of the study, teacher leadership in innovative schools is different from traditional and authoritative teacher leadership, and when teacher leadership in line with the characteristics of innovative schools is applied to the principle of complexity, the characteristics of democracy, subjectivity, spontaneity, interaction, change orientation, sharing, and re-creation. In addition, the exercise of leadership as a teacher in the learning field where various situations exist could be applied in line with the characteristics of complex principles such as positive feedback of confusion and unstable situations, shared growth and development through self-organization and co-evolution of teachers and students. Through these results, this study presents complexity theory as a principle to explore the process of leadership to accommodate various environmental changes and successfully demonstrate teacher leadership by applying the principle of complexity.