2nd Edition

Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders

Edited By Michelle D. Young, Gary M. Crow Copyright 2017
    348 Pages
    by Routledge

    348 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field’s foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mirrors the first edition’s macro-level approach to leadership preparation and presents the most up-to-date research in the field. Updates to this edition cover recent state and federal government efforts to improve leadership in education, new challenges for the field, and significant gaps and critical questions for framing, researching, evaluating, and improving the education of school leaders. Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), this handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and other educators interested in professional leadership.

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    Table of Contents

    Foreword

    James Cibulka

    Preface

    Michelle D. Young and Gary G. Crow

    Acknowledgements

    INTRODUCTION

    Chapter 1. Introduction

    Michelle D. Young & Gary M. Crow

     

    Section 1: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND GLOBAL INFLUENCES

    Chapter 2. Historical Trends and Patterns in the Scholarship on Leadership Preparation

    Casey D. Cobb, Jennie Weiner, & Richard Gonzales

    Chapter 3. The Political and Economic Contexts of Educational Leadership Preparation

    Bradley W. Carpenter, Samantha M. Paredes Scribner, & Janie Lindle

    Chapter 4. Global Trends and Issues in the Development of Educational Leaders

    Haiyan Qian, Allan Walker, & Darren A. Bryant

     

    Section 2: PROGRAM FEATURES

    Chapter 5. The Recruitment, Selection and Placement of Educational Leadership Students

    Ed Fuller, Anne O’Doherty, & Amy Reynolds

    Chapter 6. What We Know About Those Who Prepare Educational Leaders

    Martha M. McCarthy, Donald G. Hackmann, & Joel R. Malin

    Chapter 7. Reconceptualizing Curriculum in Leadership Preparation

    Rose M. Ylimaki & James G. Henderson

    Chapter 8. Facilitating Learning in Leadership Preparation: Limited Research but Promising Practices

    Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Mark Gooden, & Pamela Tucker

    Chapter 9. Leadership for Technology Use, Integration, and Innovation: A Review of the Empirical Research and Implications for Leadership Preparation

    Sarah Dexter, Jayson W. Richardson, & John B. Nash

    Chapter10. Clinical Practice in Educational Leadership

    Daniel Reyes Guerra & Bruce Barnett

    Chapter 11. Developing the Leadership Pipeline: Comprehensive Leadership Development

    Susan Korach & Shelby Cosner

     

    Section 3: EVALUATION

    Chapter 12. The Evaluation of Educational Leadership Preparation Programs

    Yongmei Ni, Liz Hollingworth, Andrea Rorrer, & Diana Pounder

     

    CONCLUSION

    Chapter 13. A Changing Landscape? Islands of Research Versus Continents of Inquiry

    Gary M. Crow & Michelle D. Young

     

    Contributors

    Index

    Biography

    Michelle D. Young is the Executive Director of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia, USA.

    Gary M. Crow is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.

    "A landmark book. The highest quality and most comprehensive resource on the education of school leaders available."

    Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education and Associate Dean, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University

    "The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders 2nd edition is the source book to use for designing a leadership curriculum for the future.  As K-12 schools face increased pressure to improve student outcomes, the educational leadership skill set is changing to meet the demands of an instructionally focused curriculum.  This book is a must have for understanding how best to train school leaders to lead instructionally focused schools based upon ‘the most up-to-date research on the field.’ " 

    James E. Berry, Professor of Educational Administration, Eastern Michigan University and Executive Director, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration