Research suggests that many early childhood program administrators enter into leadership roles by being promoted from teaching positions and few have prior education, training, or experience specific to leadership or management (Catron & Groves, 1999; Billman, 1995; Bloom & Rafanello, 1994). Many directors of early care and education…

In England, school leadership preparation has shifted from the National College and local authorities to teaching schools, their alliances and multi-academy trusts. Against this changing educational landscape, we investigate opportunities presented to men and women in secondary school leadership teams (SLTs). Drawing on interview data from a…

In the classroom, great effort is made to educate the next generation of leaders on the importance of training for them and their future employees. As educators, the natural emphasis is placed on formal education, however as employees are promoted, their success often rests with their ability to manage a larger unit. In higher education the most…

It has been asserted that it may not be enough to just recruit qualified personnel into any system, it is also necessary to ensure that staff so recruited are given the necessary training. Training is widely accepted as fundamental to the improvement of not only the individual staff, but also to the improvement of organizational performance, and…

Assuming the quality of the principal is directly linked to student learning and instruction, whose responsibility is it to develop building administrators to their fullest? This question is at the center of Principal Training on the Ground by Sandra Stein and colleagues from the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College of the City University of…

An innovative principal preparation program was created at the University of Tennessee--Knoxville. The program was built around 19 parameters and based upon three theoretical domains in administration: organization (defines managerial role), human dimension (defines human relations role), and individual relationship with other two dimensions…

Since many senior academic administrators of colleges and universities first trained for academic careers in research and teaching, they have had minimal management training. Both academic and nonacademic officers with administrative experience find they must quickly develop the different knowledge and skills needed to manage an institution when…

This study examines the existing and potential strategies for sustaining and building greater levels of management and leadership capability in training organisations. The research report is one of the products of a nationally based research consortium: Supporting vocational education and training (VET) providers in building capability for the…

The Louisiana Leadership in Educational Administration Development (LEAD) program is a technical assistance network designed to help newly appointed administrators improve their instructional leadership skills. LEAD began in 1987 as a 3-year federal grant and was adopted by the Louisiana State Board of Education in 1989 as a certification…

This annotated bibliography of commercially prepared training materials for management and leadership development programs offers 10 topical sections of references applicable to school principal training. Entries were selected by using the following criteria: (1) programs dealing too specifically with management in sales, manufacturing, finance,…

In The Netherlands, school leaders are recruited from the ranks of teachers. More than half of the principals in primary and secondary schools are promoted from within the organization. A minority of schools have written policies or explicitly stated procedures for identifying and selecting principals. One-fourth of the newly appointed principals…

Describes how the Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI) was conceptualized, developed, and implemented over a three-year period in the Los Angeles Community College District to fulfill the need for a systematic midlevel-management-training program. The program's mission is to provide a supportive environment characterized by respect,…

Over recent years increasing attention has been given to professional development for aspiring heads in the UK and elsewhere. In Scotland, the Scottish Qualification for Headship (SQH) was devised as a means of preparing for headship. This paper draws from the national evaluation of the SQH in order to assess the extent to which this programme…

An examination of futurist literature showed that, in addition to traditional leadership skills, there are eight emerging skills vital to future leaders. Leaders of the future will have to focus on both future and present issues simultaneously by planning for various time frames, sensing the rates of change and communicating goals to followers,…

This report provides an introduction to school leader training programs in Denmark. Folkeskoles (for students from 7-16 years of age) are under local government municipality administration. Municipalities can develop the curriculum within tightly drawn guidelines from the Ministry of Education. Further schooling is provided by gymnasia (for…