Recently added articles from Educational Leadership and Administration:
A Model for Successful District-Based Leadership Development Partnerships
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: This article outlines the efforts of the California State University, East Bay Department of Educational Leadership to develop, nurture and implement leadership department partnerships with local school districts. This case study reports on how one such partnership developed and the ...
Notes from the Editors
Oct 01, 2006; ... Forward: 2006 Edition Welcome to the 18th volume of Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, with the theme of Ethical Leadership for Social Responsibility: Leader Disposition and Training, This year's journal focuses on the impact of the personal ...
Understanding the Dynamics of No Child Left Behind: Teacher Efficacy and Support for Beginning Teachers
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: It is imperative that educational administrators continually examine the issues that confront teachers on a day-to-day basis, keeping in mind how they can best assist their faculty in maintaining the focus on their students and the overall instructional process. The issues presented in ...
The Annual Case: Developing, Organizing, Using, and Disseminating Craft Knowledge
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: An annual-case process that examines principal leadership over the course of a year can provide extensive opportunities for practitioners and professors to collect, examine, and disseminate knowledge in, of, and about practice. Such cases can support professional development and ...
Training School Leaders Who Will Promote Educational Justice: What, Why, and How?
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: This article examines social justice as a vehicle for equity for all children. It focuses on the training of school leaders who can promote democratic schools and address inequality in K-12 schools. It outlines the needs assessment, consensus building, curriculum, and faculty voice in ...
Developing Leadership for Equity: What Is the Role of Leadership Preparation Programs?
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Historically, educational administration programs have prepared graduates in a "universal, one-size-fits-all" approach. As the K-12 student population becomes increasingly diverse, this approach is no longer viable since it seldom takes into account the urgency implied by the ...
CAPEA President's Message
Oct 01, 2006; ... This year marks the 18th publication of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration's annual journal, Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, whose theme this year is Ethical Leadership for Social Responsibility: Leader Disposition ...
Conversations with Principals: Issues, Values, and Politics (2006) Sage Publications
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Conversations With Principals: Issues, Values, and Politics, is a unique compilation of interviews with principals at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. This book allows the readers the unusual opportunity to experience the inner voice of principals as they discuss the many ...
California School Principals' Perceptions of the Effects of Proposition 227
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Few studies provide insight into how California principals perceive Proposition 227 and its impact on bilingual education. The findings of a survey distributed to 100 randomly selected California principals with bilingual programs, indicate the law passed by California voters has not ...
Becoming Instructional Leaders: Lessons Learned from Instructional Leadership Work Samples
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: This study reports on lessons learned from pre-service principals as they completed the Instructional Leadership Work Sample project and became instructional leaders. Data were collected from 150 participants over a four-semester time period. Teacher partners for the study were ...
The Future Entering: Reflections on and Challenges to Ethical Leadership
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: To enter a future that waits to be born, educational leaders must continually assess their own ethical stance as well as that of the organizations they serve. Three frames form a model for examining the ethics of both individual and organization, with internal monologue and engaged ...
Discerning Professional Identity and Becoming Bold, Socially Responsible Teacher-Leaders
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: This essay reviews the powerful influence of professional identity in shaping how school leaders perceive their work. I review factors that mold teacher professional identity, implications for educational leadership pedagogy, and supports and barriers for teacher leaders to consider in ...
Preparing Principals To Lead the Equity Agenda
Oct 01, 2005; ... Abstract: This invited paper explores challenges involved in developing an equity agenda that will create school and district cultures that can effectively address issues of race that are reflected by the achievement gap. Based on a presentation at the Fall 2005 CAPEA conference, the ...
CAPEA President's Message
Oct 01, 2005; ... This year marks the 17th publication of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration's annual journal, Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, whose theme this year is Preparing Leaders to Create Equitable Schools. In addition to ...
Inquiry as a Strategy for Leading School Improvement
Oct 01, 2005; ... Abstract: Increasingly, the viability of university programs to develop in school leaders the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to bring about reform are being questioned. This article uses case study methodology for looking at how an increasing emphasis on collaborative inquiry ...
Reconceptualizing the School of Education: Bridging the Cultures
Oct 01, 2005; ... Abstract: This article offers a conceptual model for a school of education that depicts the collegiate ideology, academic culture, mission statement, managerial climate, and organizational structure. It is designed to help administrators and faculty envision their school/college more ...
Notes from the Editors
Oct 01, 2005; ... Forward: 2005 Edition Welcome to the 17th volume of Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, with the theme Preparing Leaders to Create Equitable Schools. How are preparation programs reconceptualizing the work they do to ensure that emerging school ...
Why Is Preschool Essential in Closing the Achievement Gap?
Oct 01, 2005; ... Abstract: Studies suggest that three and four-year old children who are exposed to preschool have a greater chance of academic success throughout their schooling. This article highlights a five-year case study of children of poverty who attended a structured preschool in Salinas, ...
An Exploration of Online Peer Interaction among Preparing School Leaders
Oct 01, 2005; ... Abstract: The goal of this comparative study was to explore the online interactions among members of two learning communities. The two cases examined two different cohorts in the same professional preparation program for school principals and administrators: a distance-learning cohort ...
Assistant Principal Professional Growth and Development: A Matter That Cannot Be Left to Chance
Oct 01, 2005; ... Abstract: With the advent of recent standards for educational leadership and the increasing complexity of a principal's job, there is a dire need for assistant principals to participate in clearly defined and consistent professional development growth activities. This study examines ...