The quality and success of schools depend upon school
leadership. Increasingly, in many countries worldwide, this belief
has led to designing and implementing appropriate training and
development programs for educational leaders. In an international
comparative research project, current school leader training and
development programs in fifteen countries across Europe, Asia,
Australia, and North America are analyzed, compared, and
discussed.
Preparing School Leaders for the 21st Century provides insights
and constructive ideas, for those planning and carrying out school
leadership development in different countries and those conducting
research in this field.
* Part one in the book reflects on roles, tasks, competences,
and conceptions of school leadership, exploring the changing
context in which school leaders find themselves, focusing on the
new demands on the school leaders and suitable leadership
theories.
* Part two provides a comparative discussion of the various
leadership development models, identifying similarities and
differences, based on a set of criteria selected and going beyond a
mere juxtaposition. In describing common issues and challenges, it
also looks for common solutions, and considers what the different
countries might be able to learn from each other, and successfully
transfer.
* Part three identifies current international trends deduced from
these programs. Nineteen recommendations for designing future
programs are outlined, and instructive examples of best and
promising practice are given.
* Part four comprises well structured country reports, which
provide information about the education system and school system of
those countries, about recent changes and their impact on school
leadership, about the overall school leader training and
development approach.
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