Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders

The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field’s foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mirrors the first edition’s macro-level approach to leadership preparation and presents the most up-to-date research in the field. Updates to this edition cover recent state and federal government efforts to improve leadership in education, new challenges for the field, and significant gaps and critical questions for framing, researching, evaluating, and improving the education of school leaders. Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), this handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and other educators interested in professional leadership. .

Table of Contents Foreword James Cibulka Preface Michelle D. Young and Gary G. Crow Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Introduction Michelle D. Young & Gary M. Crow Section 1: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND GLOBAL INFLUENCES Chapter 2. Historical Trends and Patterns in the Scholarship on Leadership Preparation Casey D. Cobb, Jennie Weiner, & Richard Gonzales Chapter 3. The Political and Economic Contexts of Educational Leadership Preparation Bradley W. Carpenter, Samantha M. Paredes Scribner, & Janie Lindle Chapter 4. Global Trends and Issues in the Development of Educational Leaders Haiyan Qian, Allan Walker, & Darren A. Bryant Section 2: PROGRAM FEATURES Chapter 5. The Recruitment, Selection and Placement of Educational Leadership Students Ed Fuller, Anne O’Doherty, & Amy Reynolds Chapter 6. What We Know About Those Who Prepare Educational Leaders Martha M. McCarthy, Donald G. Hackmann, & Joel R. Malin Chapter 7. Reconceptualizing Curriculum in Leadership Preparation Rose M. Ylimaki & James G. Henderson Chapter 8. Facilitating Learning in Leadership Preparation: Limited Research but Promising Practices Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Mark Gooden, & Pamela Tucker Chapter 9. Leadership for Technology Use, Integration, and Innovation: A Review of the Empirical Research and Implications for Leadership Preparation Sarah Dexter, Jayson W. Richardson, & John B. Nash Chapter10. Clinical Practice in Educational Leadership Daniel Reyes Guerra & Bruce Barnett Chapter 11. Developing the Leadership Pipeline: Comprehensive Leadership Development Susan Korach & Shelby Cosner Section 3: EVALUATION Chapter 12. The Evaluation of Educational Leadership Preparation Programs Yongmei Ni, Liz Hollingworth, Andrea Rorrer, & Diana Pounder CONCLUSION Chapter 13. A Changing Landscape? Islands of Research Versus Continents of Inquiry Gary M. Crow & Michelle D. Young Contributors Index

Michelle D. Young is the Executive Director of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia, USA. Gary M. Crow is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.