Educational Leadership and Administration articles from September 22 2005

Educational Leadership and Administration archives from September 22 2005

Preparing principals to lead the equity agenda.
September 22, 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...

School factors that contribute to the underachievement of students of color and what culturally competent school leaders can do.
September 22, 2005... Abstract: Both socioeconomic and school factors contribute to the underachievement of poor children and children of color. This article explores factors that contribute to the underachievement of students of color and offers practices that...

Sustainability crisis: time for resolution.
September 22, 2005... Abstract: This article addresses the failure of sustainability of reform efforts in public school systems by reconceptualizing the perplexing notion of sustainability through a case study to discern the skill sets needed of principals to...

Why is preschool essential in closing the achievement gap?
September 22, 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...

Inquiry as a strategy for leading school improvement.
September 22, 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...

The validation of the administrator dispositions index.
September 22, 2005... Abstract: The purpose of this study was to validate the instrument, Administrator Dispositions Index (ADI), that measures the dispositions of effective school leaders. The ADI could be used to assess administrator candidate dispositions and to...

Assistant principal professional growth and development: a matter that cannot be left to chance.
September 22, 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...

An exploration of online peer interaction among preparing school leaders.
September 22, 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...

Toward equitable schools: reflections and challenges.
September 22, 2005... Abstract: To engage in the goal of equity requires a certain amount of rage in one's belly. Understanding the context in which we are presently situated regarding our successes and challenges to achieve equity and social justice can serve to...

Reconceptualizing the school of education: bridging the cultures.
September 22, 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...

CAPEA president's message.
September 22, 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...