{"product_id":"preparing-principals-for-a-changing-world-isbn-9780470407684","title":"Preparing Principals for a Changing World","description":"\u003ci\u003ePreparing Principals for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide.  \u003cp\u003eIn a study funded by the Wallace Foundation, Darling-Hammond and the team examined eight exemplary principal development programs, as well as state policies and principals' experiences across the country. Using the data from the study, they reveal how successful programs are structured, the skills and knowledge participants gain, and what they are able to do in practice as school leaders as a result.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do these exemplary programs have in common?\u003c\/b\u003e Aggressive recruitment; close ties with schools in the community; on-the-ground training under the wing of expert principals, and a strong emphasis on the cutting-edge theories of instructional and transformational leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to highlighting the programs' similarities, the study also explains the differences among the programs and sheds light on the effectiveness of approaches and models from different states and contexts?East, West, North, and South; urban and rural; pre-service and in-service. The authors analyze program outcomes for principals and their schools, including illustrative case studies and educators' voices on the influence of programs' strategies for recruitment, internships, mentoring, and coursework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ideas and suggestions outlined in \u003ci\u003ePreparing Principals for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e are presented with the goal of increasing the number of highly qualified, thoughtful, and innovative educational leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Developing School Leadership: The Current Challenge 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Studying Exemplary Programs 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Preparing New Leaders: What Successful Programs Do 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sustaining School Leaders: Supports for On-the-Job Learning 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Evaluating Programs: What Well-Prepared Principals Know and are Able to Do 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Supporting Exemplary Programs 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Creating Policy for Leadership Development 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Pulling it All Together: Conclusions and Implications 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Research Methods 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Survey Instruments 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Cross-State Comparisons of Principals’ Survey Responses 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 309\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePreparing Principals for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Linda Darling-Hammond and her co-authors focus laser-like attention on school leadership, superbly underscoring the urgent need to get it right. This book is full of clear recommendations on how to shape and sustain the leadership talent our schools deserve. It involves collaborative, common-sensed approaches, such as cohort structures, carefully targeted recruitment, collegial support networks, and real-world learning experiences.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Arlene Ackerman, superintendent, School District of Philadelphia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePreparing Principals for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive guide for educators engaged in leadership. This profoundly insightful book clearly addresses the key issues of how to best prepare and support principals.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Fullan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Linda Darling-Hammond and her co-authors provide research and insight that drives home the point that effective principals are a prerequisite for effective schools. They explicitly state that principals' preparation, development, and readiness are critical factors in advancing and sustaining successful school redesign. Additionally, Darling-Hammond and her colleagues highlight the characteristics of principal development programs—identifying the specific components that make a difference in preparing school leaders and best practices that have the potential to impact all preparation programs. This book makes a significant contribution to the preparation of tomorrow's school leaders.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Gerald N. Tirozzi, executive director, National Association of Secondary School Principals\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Darling-Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University, where she serves as co-director of the School Redesign Network and the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute. Among her more than 300 publications are the award-winning books,\u003ci\u003e The Right to Learn, Powerful Learning, Powerful Teacher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching as the Learning Profession\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePreparing Teachers for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebra Meyerson\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at Stanford University’s School of Education and co-founder and director of Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and its program on Private Initiatives and Public Education. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTempered Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle LaPointe\u003c\/b\u003e has over fifteen years of experience evaluating programs for children and analyzing educational polices. While a research analyst at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), she co-authored the \u003ci\u003e2004 Report to Congress\u003c\/i\u003e on the Implementation and Impact of the Comprehensive School Reform Program, and contributed to the 2001 Title I report \u003ci\u003eHigh Standards for All Students\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Terry Orr\u003c\/b\u003e is on the faculty of the Bank Street College of Education where she directs the Future School Leaders Academy and other partnership leadership preparation programs. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Effective Principals Through Collaborative Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreparing Principals\u003c\/i\u003e provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry Orr, this important book examines the characteristics of successful educational leadership programs and offers concrete recommendations to improve programs nationwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a study funded by the Wallace Foundation, Darling-Hammond and the team examined eight exemplary principal development programs, as well as state policies and principals’ experiences across the country. Using the data from the study, they reveal how successful programs are structured, the skills and knowledge participants gain, and what they are able to do in practice as school leaders as a result. As their research reveals, the exemplary programs have similar characteristics such as: aggressive recruitment, close ties with schools in the community, on-the-ground training under the wing of expert principals, and a strong emphasis on the cutting-edge theories of instructional and transformational leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to highlighting the programs’ similarities, the study also explains the differences among the programs and sheds light on the effectiveness of approaches and models from different states and contexts—East, West, North, and South; urban and rural; pre-service and in-service. The authors analyze program outcomes for principals and their schools, including illustrative case studies and educators’ voices on the influence of programs’ strategies for recruitment, internships, mentoring, and coursework. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ideas and suggestions outlined in\u003ci\u003e Preparing Principals\u003c\/i\u003e are presented with the goal of increasing the number of highly qualified, thoughtful, and innovative educational leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989842444517,"sku":"NP9780470407684","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470407684.jpg?v=1761785651","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/preparing-principals-for-a-changing-world-isbn-9780470407684","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}