Educational administrator preparation programs have received criticism for inadequate
program quality. Despite these criticisms, there are a number of programs and features of …

Purpose–Based on journal articles that focused on epistemological issues in the field (eg
the field's nature, purposes, borders, knowledge base, uniqueness, etc.), this paper seeks to …

The Study of the American School Superintendency, 2000 is the ninth 10-Year Study of the
American School Superintendent commissioned by AASA. This 174-page reference work on …

This article articulates the importance of professional development programs as
complementary to preservice preparation. While on-the-job inservice programs offer …

This article presents findings from an exploratory study that described and analyzed the
professional growth of 18 educational practitioners while participating in a principal …

Research on multiple cohorts of aspiring and practicing principals engaged in professional
development provides perspectives on the benefits of mentoring through clinical practice by …

A survey of school district superintendents sought to gather data on a number of
characteristics and compare the data with earlier surveys. From a random sample of 2,536 …

There is a pressing need for a research handbook on leadership education. The education
of school and school system leaders is the subject of considerable research and theorizing …

Elementary and secondary education is constantly discussed by the public media and
scholars as the best medicine to help America compete effectively in the latest version of …

The field of educational leadership in the United States faces serious challenges in the 21st
century, including the shortage of principals and superintendents, the growing demands of …