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Autor/inn/en | Hess, Frederick M.; Kelly, Andrew P. |
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Titel | The Accidental Principal: What Doesn't Get Taught at Ed Schools? |
Quelle | In: Education Next, 5 (2005) 3, S.34-40 (7 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1539-9664 |
Schlagwörter | Accountability; Principals; Administrator Education; Management Development; Instructional Leadership; Leadership Training; Leadership Qualities; Administrator Qualifications; Research Utilization; Inquiry; Governance; Productivity; Job Skills |
Abstract | Because preparation of principals has not kept pace with changes in the larger world of schooling, graduates of principal-preparation programs have been left ill equipped for the challenges and opportunities posed by an era of accountability. Principals receive limited training in the use of data, research, technology, the hiring or termination of personnel, or using data to evaluate personnel in a systematic way. The reading lists suggest that aspiring principals receive little exposure to important management scholarship or sophisticated inquiry on education productivity and governance. In short, there is reason to doubt whether they are mastering the skills requisite for success as school leaders in the 21st century. The primary concern is not ideological bias but the apparent narrow-mindedness of today's instructional focus. The lack of attention to serious thinking on management or to topics like research, accountability, or termination, suggests an emphasis on preparing candidates for the traditional, pinched world of leadership--and a failure to teach the array of skills needed to lead effective schools. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC). |
Anmerkungen | Hoover Institution. Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6010. Tel: 800-935-2882; Fax: 650-723-8626; e-mail: educationnext@hoover.stanford.edu; Web site: http://www.hoover.org/publications/ednext |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |