CAPEA President's Message.

CAPEA is celebrating its 19th year of the journal, Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development. This year's theme, "Leadership in a Global Society: Dispositions and Preparation," focuses on the recognition that we live in world that is arguably more connected than any other time in history. Friedman (2005) speaks to this phenomenon and to the opportunity that has occurred in recent decades with the advancement of technology. As those who prepare school administrators, we must ask ourselves how preparation programs ensure that those emerging leaders possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions and necessary to be successful in a global community.

Our invited paper, "What Being a Successful Principal Really Means: An International Perspective," was written by Christopher Day of the University of Nottingham. Day discusses emerging data from the …