Preparing principals for a changing world :lessons from effective school leadership programs

Darling-Hammond, Linda

Preparing principals for a changing world :lessons from effective school leadership programs - San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2010 - 1 online resource (xii, 320 pages) :illustrations

Developing school leadership: the current challenge -- Studying exemplary programs -- Preparing new leaders: what successful programs do -- Sustaining school leaders: supports for on-the-job learning -- Evaluating programs: what well-prepared principals know and are able to do -- Supporting exemplary programs -- Creating policy for leadership development -- Pulling it all together: conclusions and implications.

Provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide. online resource Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.

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