This paper, written as an expression of a school administrator's personal agenda, is intended as an illustration of issues in preparation program reform, as influenced by the administrator's own experience. Recommendations for educational administration program reform include integration of theory and practice, cognitive and affective skill…

A knowledge base to guide the development of educational leadership programs is suggested in this report. The first part reviews sources of the educational leadership knowledge base, which include the traditional sources of school administrator experience and statutory specification, and recent sources, such as research on administrator induction…