Originally published as Journal of Educational Administration, Volume 46, Issue 6
ISBN: 0957-8234
Edited by: Prof. Charles Webber
The articles included in this special issue of the Journal of Educational Administration represent a very positive direction for research that is focused on principal preparation. The articles reflect coordinated research that is being conducted in a wide range of international settings. This sort of research is essential in an era when educational policies and practices spread quickly around the globe and are applied in very different settings.
Contents:
“Being” a new principal in Scotland
Michael Cowie, Megan Crawford
This paper aims to explore the extent to which the programme for principal preparation in Scotland relates to what is expected of principals once they are in post and what it is that they actually do.
Lifeworld or systemsworld: what guides novice principals?
Sarah W. Nelson, Maria G. de la Colina, Michael D. Boone
This paper aims to contribute to the literature on principal preparation by examining the experiences of novice principals and what their experiences mean for principal preparation in the USA.
Challenges of a successful first-year principal in Mexico
Charles L. Slater, Jose Maria Garcia, Gema Lopez Gorosave
This case study is an attempt to understand the experience of a school principal, Arnulfo. The research question is: what are the challenges of one first-year school director in Baja California, Mexico?
Mapping principal preparation in Kenya and Tanzania
Brown Onguko, Mohammed Abdalla, Charles F. Webber
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the principal preparation programming available to school leaders in Kenya and Tanzania.
Principals on L-plates: rear view mirror reflections
Helen Wildy, Simon Clarke
This paper aims to contribute to the literature on beginning the principalship by identifying and illustrating key challenges that novice principals encounter in their first year for which they would benefit from improved preparation.
Programs for school principal preparation in East Europe
Peter Karstanje, Charles F. Webber
This paper is intended to provide an overview of trends in European education and to offer a framework for considering the elements of school management.
Using case studies to visualize success with first year principals
Ann Sherman
The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion of one element of a principal preparation graduate program that uses visualization as a technique to practice decision making.
Evidence-based leadership development: the 4L framework
Shelleyann Scott, Charles F. Webber
This paper aims to use the results of three research initiatives to present the life-long learning leader (4L) framework, a model for leadership development intended for use by designers and providers of leadership development programming.
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The Journal of Educational Administration seeks to meet the needs of principals, superintendents and directors of education interested in the practice and theory of educational administration. To ensure academic integrity, each paper submitted is subject to a triple-blind review process. In some cirumstances this process may vary.
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