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Redesigning leadership programs: 4 puzzles.
Abstract
Despite increasing criticism, many educational leadership programs have been actively engaged in restructuring to meet school systems' needs for well-prepared leaders. This paper examines three such efforts focused in one university program. Four key "puzzles" involved in redesign are discussed. Findings show that a key to improving leadership preparation is to accommodate flexibly to the needs of prospective leaders and the districts they aspire to serve.
Introduction
In the past year, the ongoing attack on educational leadership preparation programs has reached a level of rhetoric reminiscent of A Nation at Risk. Levine's (2005) ...
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