Authors: Marsh, David Pérez, Wendy Díaz

DOI: 10.62670/2308-7668.2024.47.1.001

Source: Issue: vol. 47 No. 1: 29 March 2024 

Publisher: PE "Center of Excellence"

Document type: Review article

Abstract

Contemporary change leadership is now focusing on introducing increasing rates of active learning to improve learning performance and nurture greater levels of student wellbeing. Active learning techniques such as group activities, collaboration and peer teaching are seen as strengthening students’ sense of connectedness to the school, teachers and other students and support individual psychosocial development. It works well when classrooms are adapted and repurposed as active learning spaces.

The authors are currently engaged with change leadership practices leading to the adoption of active learning methods and adaptation of traditional classrooms in Mexican public education.

Key words: change leadership, active learning, wellbeing, learning spaces

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