Full Description
Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration, this comprehensive handbook is the definitive work on leadership education in the United States. An in-depth portrait of what constitutes research on leadership development, this handbook provides a plan for strengthening the research-based education of school leaders in order to impact leadership's influence on student engagement and learning. Although research-oriented, the content is written in a style that makes it appropriate for any of the following audiences: university professors and researchers, professional development providers, practicing administrators, and policy makers who work in the accreditation and licensure arenas.
Contents
List of TablesList of FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Exploring the Broad Terrain of Leadership Preparation in Education, Joseph Murphy, Michelle D. Young, Gary M. Crow and Rodney T. Ogawa1. The Landscape of Scholarship on the Education of School Leaders, 1985-2006, Robert B. Kottkamp and Edith A. Rusch2. An Historical Review of Research and Development Activities Pertaining to the Preparation of School Leaders, Martha M. McCarthy and Patrick B. Forsyth3. The Context of University-Based Educational Leadership Preparation, Donald Lamagdeleine, Brendan D. Maxcy, Diana G. Pounder and Cynthia J. Reed 4. Research on Leadership Preparation in a Global Context, Jacky Lumby, Allan Walker, Miles Bryant, Tony Bush and Lars G. Bjoerk; edited by Jacky Lumby and Miles Bryant5. Candidates in Educational Leadership Graduate Programs, Tricia Browne-Ferrigno and Rodney Muth6. Characteristics, Preparation, and Professional Development of Educational Leadership Faculty, Donald G. Hackmann, Scott C. Bauer, Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe and David M. Quinn7. Curriculum in Leadership Preparation: Understanding Where We Have Been in Order to Know Where We Might Go, Karen F. Osterman and Madeline M. Hafner8. Pedagogy, Dianne L. Taylor, Paula A. Cordeiro and Janet H. Chrispeels9. The Use of Internships in Preparing School Leaders, Bruce G. Barnett, Michael A. Copland and Alan R. Shoho10. The Design and Delivery of Leadership Preparation, Margaret Grogan, Paul V. Bredeson, Whitney H. Sherman, Stacey Preis and Danna M. Beaty11. Student Assessment in Educational Leadership Preparation Programs: Looking at our Past, Examining our Present, and Framing our Future, Frances K. Kochan and Demetriss L. Locke12. Program Evaluation in Leadership Preparation and Related Fields, Margaret Terry Orr with Margaret E. Barber 13. Comprehensive Leadership Development: A Portrait of Programs, Carolyn Kelley and James J. Shaw14. Establishing Meaningful Leadership Mentoring in School Settings: Transcending Simplistic Rhetoric, Self-Congratulation, and Claims of Panacea, Steven Jay GrossConclusion: Moving Forward on Research for Enriching the Education of School Leaders, Gary M. Crow, Michelle D. Young, Joseph Murphy and Rodney T. OgawaContributorsIndex
