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Direct linkRoach, Virginia; Smith, L. Wes; Boutin, James – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2011
Background: Institutional theorists suggest environmental stakeholders in the "organizational field" have a symbiotic relationship with governing agencies, leading to institutional isomorphism. Hence state policy makers copy the work of their colleagues across states to create a sense of legitimacy, certainty, and professionalization…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Program Validation, Program Effectiveness
Ballenger, Julia; Alford, Betty; McCune, Sandra; McCune, Donice – Journal of School Leadership, 2009
Colleges of education have come under scrutiny in their preparation of principals. Even professors of education have joined in the criticism characterizing these programs as bankrupt, fragmented, and going down a road to nowhere (Norton, 2002). This article is part of a collaborative research effort of the University Council for Educational…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Leadership Training, Comparative Analysis, Leadership
