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Record Nr.

UNISA996214705603316

Autore

Darling-Hammond Linda <1951->

Titolo

Preparing principals for a changing world [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from effective school leadership programs / / Linda Darling-Hammond ...[et. al.] ; in collaboration with Margaret Barber ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2010

ISBN

0-470-57995-1

1-282-38041-9

9786612380419

1-118-26932-2

0-470-57932-3

0-470-57994-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Darling-HammondLinda <1951->

Disciplina

371.2

371.2012

Soggetti

School principals - In-service training

Educational leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preparing Principals for a Changing World: Lessons from Effective School Leadership Programs; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: DEVELOPING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: THE CURRENT CHALLENGE; Chapter 2: STUDYING EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS; Chapter 3: PREPARING NEW LEADERS: WHAT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS DO; Chapter 4: SUSTAINING SCHOOL LEADERS: SUPPORTS FOR ON-THE-JOB LEARNING; Chapter 5: EVALUATING PROGRAMS: WHAT WELL-PREPARED PRINCIPALS KNOW AND ARE ABLE TO DO; Chapter 6: SUPPORTING EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS; Chapter 7: CREATING POLICY FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 8: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONSAppendix A: RESEARCH METHODS; Appendix B: SURVEY INSTRUMENTS; Appendix C: CROSS-STATE COMPARISONS OF PRINCIPALS' SURVEY RESPONSES; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Preparing Principals for a Changing World provides a hands-on



resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide. In a study funded by the Wallace Foundation, Darling-Hammond and the team examined eight exemplary principal development