Purpose–The purpose of this study was to identify how current K-12 district and school
leaders who are alumni of an educational administration program describe how they …

This is the second part of a study conducted by Barton and Cox (2012) investigating
administrative credential candidates' pre and post self-assessment results. Candidates who …

The attrition rate of teachers in an urban/suburban school district in a northeastern state
caused schools to fail to attain annual yearly progress. To reverse this problem …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify how current administrative interns enrolled
in a university administrator preparation program describe and make meaning of their …

Researchers in educational leadership have identified a need to improve principal
preparation programs to meet today's educational demands. According to school …

This study is situated within a larger research initiative in a university-based School of
Education that is continuing accreditation with the Council of Educator Preparation …

The current school environment creates stressors for principals preventing them from being
instructionally-focused leaders. This project determined current stressors perceived by …

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if an intern in a principal preparation
program had a better experience during their internship if they were able to select their field …

The purpose of this study was to examine novice principals' perceptions of effective
leadership practices and the elements of their principal preparation program that prepared …

Using causal-comparative research methodology, this study examined the effectiveness of
higher education PK-12 principal preparation programs. Forty-nine graduate students in …