... interactions Principal preparation Schools with more effective principals have higher student achievement (e.g. Bartanen et al., 2024 ; Grissom et al., 2021) and students are more likely to graduate (Sorensen et al., 2022). Though most researchers argue that principals...

...Mario Jackson Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand how principal preparation program coordinators and faculty leveraged university-district partnerships to support their efforts to prepare school leaders for equity. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study used data...

...Mario Jackson; Daniel Moraguez Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand how principal preparation program faculty perceive the role of their pedagogical practices in developing aspiring principals’ critical consciousness. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative exploratory...

.... high-quality principal preparation and professional development programs are associated with positive principal, teacher, and student outcomes, ranging from principals' feelings of preparedness and their engagement in more effective practices to stronger teacher retention and improved student...

...Dana L. Bickmore; Maria M. Roberts; Miguel M. Gonzales Purpose School improvement planning and implementation is one organizational process by which principals may positively impact school and student outcomes. Limited research, however, has explored how principal preparation programs prepare...

...Frank Perrone; Mary F. Rice; Erin A. Anderson; Sajjid Budhwani Purpose Principal preparation program pedagogy and course delivery are critical to principal candidates' preparedness to lead. Research around online program delivery, however, is relatively sparse. This study examined the extent...

... of principal preparation related to the structuring of leadership coaching and ways in which structuring can shape aspirant learning experiences. These findings are likely to also be instructive to those interested in coaching more generally. The literature on social capital and networks has been drawn...

...Chad R. Lochmiller; Colleen E. Chesnut Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the program structure and design considerations of a 25-day, full-time apprenticeship in a university-based principal preparation program. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative case study...

... on their campuses. Research limitations/implications – This is an in-depth qualitative analysis, and therefore is not generalizable to all first-year principals, school districts, or principal preparation programs. However, it adds to the field’s understanding of the meso level of policy implementation...

...-term, six-year timeframe. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Organizational change Accountability Multivariate analysis School leadership School administration Principal preparation School proficiency Principal experience Assistant principal Teacher qualifications Growth...

... most prepared them for their positions? © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 School leadership Educational administration School administration Internship Principals Principal preparation It is no longer questioned that the school leader has a significant influence...

...Stephen Jacobson; Lauri Johnson; Sue Winton; Katina Pollock Purpose The aim of the paper is to argue that principal preparation programs should help candidates: recognize the political role of the school principal; develop political skills (including the ability to strategically appropriate policy...