Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Preparation and Practice identifies core knowledge and skills that educational leaders should be exposed to during pre-service preparation and throughout in-service professional development. The contributors discuss established pedagogical and experiential learning models as well as provocative new paradigms of their own to help prepare leaders and reinforce leadership effectiveness. Implicit throughout the book are five key leadership themes: sensitivity to student development and learning; continual professional development; responsiveness to developmental, socio-cultural, and learning contexts; accepting accountability; and advancing the field. The contributors draw upon many collective years of experience as educators and supervisors of educational leaders to offer perspectives on the application and integration of core leadership principles in leadership preparation and practice.
Foreword Introduction Norris M. Haynes Section One: Core Knowledge for Educational Leaders Introduction to Section One Sousan Arafeh Chapter 1: Orienting Education Leaders to Education Policy: A Primer Sousan Arafeh Chapter 2: The Central Role of Learning Theory in School Leadership Lystra M. Richardson and Cynthia McDaniels Chapter 3: Leadership in Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (ASEL) Norris M. Haynes Chapter 4: Social Justice and Educational Leadership Cynthia McDaniels and Cathryn Magno Section Two: Professional Development for Educational Leaders Introduction to Section Two Cynthia McDaniels Chapter 5: An Eco-Developmental Framework for Educational Leadership Norris M. Haynes and Cynthia McDaniels Chapter 6: Leadership Development Sue Williams and Charles Williams Chapter 7: Educational Leadership in a Global Context Cathryn Magno Chapter 8: On Becoming a Leader Jess L. Gregory Chapter 9: Field Experience in Educational Leadership Programs: The Essential Core Cynthia McDaniels Section Three: Knowledge and Strategies for Improving Education Introduction to Section Three Norris M. Haynes Chapter 10: Applied Research Methods for Educational Leadership Norris M. Haynes, Jess L. Gregory, and William Diffley Chapter 11: Orienting Leaders to Program Evaluation Norris M. Haynes Chapter 12 : Educational Leadership for Multicultural Education: Teaching English Learners Gladys Labas, Norris M. Haynes and Jess L. Gregory Chapter 13: A Balanced Curriculum Approach for Educational Leaders David A. Squires Chapter 14: Educational Technology Leadership for Educational Leaders: An Integrated Technology Leadership Model Sousan Arafeh
