Preparing Principals For A Changing World Lessons From Effective School Leadership Programs Linda Darlinghammond by Linda Darling?hammond, Debra Meyerson, Michelle Lapointe, Margaret Terry Orr, Margaret Barber, Carol Cohen, Kimberly Dailey, Stephen Davis, Joseph Flessa, Joseph Murphy, Raymond Pecheone, Naida Tushnet(auth.) 9780470407684, 9781118269329, 0470407689, 1118269322 instant download after payment.

In a study funded by the Wallace Foundation, Darling-Hammond and the team examined eight exemplary principal development programs, as well as state policies and principals' experiences across the country. Using the data from the study, they reveal how successful programs are structured, the skills and knowledge participants gain, and what they are able to do in practice as school leaders as a result.

What do these exemplary programs have in common? Aggressive recruitment; close ties with schools in the community; on-the-ground training under the wing of expert principals, and a strong emphasis on the cutting-edge theories of instructional and transformational leadership.

In addition to highlighting the programs' similarities, the study also explains the differences among the programs and sheds light on the effectiveness of approaches and models from different states and contexts East, West, North, and South; urban and rural; pre-service and in-service. The authors analyze program outcomes for principals and their schools, including illustrative case studies and educators' voices on the influence of programs' strategies for recruitment, internships, mentoring, and coursework.

The ideas and suggestions outlined in Preparing Principals for a Changing World are presented with the goal of increasing the number of highly qualified, thoughtful, and innovative educational leaders.Content:
Chapter 1 Developing School Leadership: The Current Challenge (pages 1–22):
Chapter 2 Studying Exemplary Programs (pages 23–43):
Chapter 3 Preparing New Leaders: What Successful Programs Do (pages 45–78):
Chapter 4 Sustaining School Leaders: Supports for On?the?Job Learning (pages 79–98):
Chapter 5 Evaluating Programs: What Well?Prepared Principals Know and Are Able to Do (pages 99–122):
Chapter 6 Supporting Exemplary Programs (pages 123–147):
Chapter 7 Creating Policy for Leadership Development (pages 149–178):
Chapter 8 Pulling it All Together: Conclusions and Implications (pages 179–192):