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

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 char...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darling-Hammond, Linda, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2010]
Series:Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.