Effective Principals, Effective Professional Development Schools.

Foster, Elizabeth S.; Loving, Cathleen C.; Shumate, Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ617142

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Effective Principals, Effective Professional Development Schools.

Foster, Elizabeth S.; Loving, Cathleen C.; Shumate, Ann

Teaching and Change, v8 n1 p76-97 Fall 2000

Three veteran principals completed interviews about their leadership style, role in professional development schools (PDSs), vision for innovation within PDSs, and views on the impact of successful PDSs. Results highlighted six common core characteristics of effective PDS principals, including: a philosophy that includes school-community-university collaboration and a belief system that demands advocacy for the teaching profession. (SM)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Leadership Styles, Partnerships in Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Principals, Professional Development Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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