Handbook of research on the education of school leaders /

"The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field's foremost sch...

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Group Author: Young, Michelle D; Crow, Gary M
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
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Summary: "The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field's foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mir
Item Description: "First published 2009"--Title page verso.
Carrier Form: xiii, 333 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781138850323 (paperback) :
1138850322 (paperback)
9781138850316 (hardback)
1138850314 (hardback)
9781315724751
1315724758
Index Number: LB2831
CLC: G571.26-62
Call Number: G571.26-62/H236/2nd ed.
Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Section 1: Historical, political, economic, and global influences -- 2. Historical trends and patterns in the scholarship on leadership preparation -- 3. The political and economic contexts of educational leadership preparation -- 4. Global trends and issues in the development of educational leaders -- Section 2: Program features -- 5. Recruitment, selection and placement of educational leadership students -- 6. What we know about those who prepare educational leaders -- 7. Reconceptualizing curriculum in leadership preparation --