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Effective Preparation Program Features: A Literature Review
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Crow, Gary M.; Whiteman, Rodney S. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2016
This article is a summary of a report prepared for the University Council for Educational Administration Program Improvement Project for the Wallace Foundation. This explores the research base for educational leadership preparation programs, specifically examining literature on program features. The review covers context, candidates, faculty,…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Educational Administration, Program Improvement, Leadership Training
Preparation of School Psychologists in the United States
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Joyce-Beaulieu, Diana; Rossen, Eric – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2014
School psychology in the United States continues to evolve in response to shifts in the country's demographic characteristics, an increasing focus on the importance of child mental health, together with health and education reforms. The landscape of school psychological services in the United States also is shaped through the changing roles and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, School Psychology, Context Effect, Demography
Core Leadership: Teacher Leaders and Common Core Implementation in Tennessee
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Aspen Institute, 2014
In the summer of 2012, thousands of teachers across the United States attended several days of professional development workshops. The workshops, which focused on the Common Core State Standards, were part of a Tennessee Department of Education initiative in teacher leadership. The department recruited and trained 200 highly-effective teachers to…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, State Standards, Program Implementation, Capacity Building
Key Lessons about Induction for Policy Makers and Researchers
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Wayne, Andrew J. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2012
The purpose of this chapter is to digest the core chapters of this volume, which draws together some of the most sophisticated thinking on new teacher induction from the last decade. This chapter attends to five key understandings about induction programs, including their context, design, implementation, and outcomes. These understandings emerge…
Descriptors: Researchers, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors
Judging the Quality of School Leadership Learning Programmes: An International Search
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Fluckiger, Bev; Lovett, Susan; Dempster, Neil – Professional Development in Education, 2014
How to best address the professional learning needs of those aspiring to leadership roles in schools is a crucial issue. Robust evaluation practices are needed to determine the quality of current provisions and to identify where improvements can be made. This paper considers the quality of professional learning programmes using a set of 10…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Educational Quality, Professional Education, Leadership Role
Implementing a Cross-District Principal Mentoring Program: A Human Resources Approach to Developing Midcareer Principals' Leadership Capacities
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Della Sala, Matthew R.; Klar, Hans W.; Lindle, Jane Clark; Reese, Kenyae L.; Knoeppel, Robert C.; Campbell, Michael; Buskey, Frederick C. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2013
Despite the key role that principals play in leading schoolwide change, districts' efforts to support principals are often limited, particularly in rural settings. In this article, we report the preliminary findings of a cross-district mentoring program for nine midcareer rural school principals. The collaboratively developed human resource…
Descriptors: Principals, School Districts, Program Implementation, Mentors