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

The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) commissioned seven study
teams to identify the traditional and emerging perspectives in educational administration. In …

This collection is a representative set of ten of the key papers which Thomas Greenfield,
arguably the doyen of contemporary theories of educational administration, has published …

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

Based on the authors' research on the behaviour and thinking of school leaders, this volume
presents arguments about the natue of expert school leadership. It parallels developments …

Purpose–This paper aims to contribute to the literature and practice on beginning principal
socialization by identifying the features of post‐industrial work that create a more complex …

Outlines the rationale for exploring the role of culture in the practice of educational
administration. Examines how culture fits into a broad theoretical framework for studying …

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 …

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to describe the nature of preparation among a
nonpurposeful sample of 17 leadership preparation programs and to investigate the …

Since new role changes resulting from school reform agendas can place a school
administrator at any career stage in uncharted territory, a career-long mentoring approach is …