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Julie Fitz; Stephanie Levin; Marjorie E. Wechsler – Learning Policy Institute, 2024
California has a notable history of investing in educational leaders' professional learning. In 1983, the state launched the California School Leadership Academy (CSLA), which it funded until the academy was discontinued due to statewide budget cuts in 2003. Research showed that CSLA was a source of high-quality professional development. In 2019,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Administrator Education
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May, Henry; Huff, Jason; Goldring, Ellen – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2012
Although a substantial amount of research on school leadership has focused on what principals may do to improve teaching and learning, little of this research has explored how principals' time spent on leadership activities may relate to and possibly affect student performance. This article presents results from a 3-year longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Principals, Instructional Leadership
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Barton, Leigh T. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2013
This is the second part of a study conducted by Barton and Cox (2012) investigating administrative credential candidates' pre and post self-assessment results. Candidates who successfully complete principal preparation programs should possess the requisite knowledge and skills to assume leadership positions in P-12 schools. This study was designed…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Administrator Education, Graduates, Elementary Secondary Education
Reynolds, Janice Carner – 1994
This paper presents an overview of literature and research on the effective preparation of school leaders. Recent research has called for greater collaboration among stakeholders and effective internships. Another way to deliver performance-based preparation is through the use of assessment centers, a validated process for measuring an aspiring…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration
Crampton, Faith E.; Westbrook, Kathleen C. – 1989
An analysis is conducted of the extent to which the stated goals and required academic and clinical experiences of the Oregon administrator preparation program were aligned with identified leader variables and the recommendations of recent educational administration reform reports. Variable categories were selection and admissions, content and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection
Leithwood, Kenneth; And Others – Connections!, 1995
This paper describes the results of a study that investigated the nature and consequences of a unique set of university-sponsored school leadership preparation programs. Begun in 1987, the Danforth Foundation Program for the Preparation of School Principals (DPPSP) was part of a two-pronged effort to more fully develop the potential of school…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Giles, Corrie – 1993
The publication in 1990 of the School Management Task Force Report "Developing School Management--The Way Forward" was a milestone for challenging Local Education Authorities (LEA) and providers in higher education. The report stressed school-based and school-focused institutional and individual development. Changes resulting from the…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, College School Cooperation, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Westhuizen, Philip C. van der – 1992
Prior to April 1993, the educational system in South Africa consisted of five separate departments of education. The Department of Education and Training (DET) governed education for the 10 black groups, excluding independent states and self-governing states. This paper describes the DET's inservice training policy for senior personnel,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Blacks, Educational Administration
Erlandson, David A.; Zellner, Luana J. – 1997
In the summer of 1996, the Principals' Center at Texas A&M University established a School Leadership Initiative (SLI) that focused on the 21 principal-performance domains as identified by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration. During the first year of a 3-year leadership initiative, Texas A&M University's SLI Program…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education