Preparing First-Time Leaders for an Urban Public School District: An Action Research Study of a Collaborative District–University Partnership

Autor: Juanita Cleaver Simmons, Kristin Matthews, Stacey Jones Preis, Audrey Jackson, Betty Porter Walls, Sheila Smith-Anderson, Margaret Grogan
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of School Leadership. 17:540-569
ISSN: 1052-6846
DOI: 10.1177/105268460701700501
Popis: This article reports the results for the first cycle of an action research study about a district–university partnership. Two district facilitators and two university facilitators co-constructed a principal preparation program for an inner-city school district to help prepare the next generation of building leaders. Twenty-two students participated in the 15-month nontraditional program. The study found that in preparing first-time school leaders, the most helpful experiences were those that developed self-understanding and readiness for the role change. New instructional techniques and the full-time residency facilitated this earning. It also found that the partnership, though providing new and exciting opportunities to deviate from the traditional preparation model, needed further development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE