Preparing Principals for a Changing World: Lessons from Effective School Leadership Programs -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: DEVELOPING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: THE CURRENT CHALLENGE -- The Study: Context -- Eight Exemplary Programs -- The Dilemma: Issues in Leadership Development -- Conceptual Framework: What Makes an Effective School Leader -- Chapter 2: STUDYING EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS -- Program Sample Selection -- Program Contexts and Designs -- Common Components of Exemplary Programs -- Chapter 3: PREPARING NEW LEADERS: WHAT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS DO -- How Programs Prepare New Leaders Well -- Chapter 4: SUSTAINING SCHOOL LEADERS: SUPPORTS FOR ON-THE-JOB LEARNING -- A Comprehensive Approach to Developing Practice in Practice -- A Learning Continuum -- Collegial Learning Networks -- Looking Across Programs -- Chapter 5: EVALUATING PROGRAMS: WHAT WELL-PREPARED PRINCIPALS KNOW AND ARE ABLE TO DO -- Pre-Service Graduates' Views of Their Programs -- Principals' Beliefs and Practices -- In-Service Leadership Development Programs -- Program Principals in Action -- Looking Across Programs -- Chapter 6: SUPPORTING EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS -- Program Champions -- Partnerships -- Financial Supports -- Implications of Program Support Strategies -- Chapter 7: CREATING POLICY FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- Learning Opportunities for Principals -- A Landscape of State Leadership Development Policies -- Policy Contributions to Exemplary Programs -- Chapter 8: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS -- Summary of Findings -- Implications for Programs -- Implications for Policymakers -- Appendix A: RESEARCH METHODS -- Case-Study Methods -- National, State, and Program-Level Surveys -- Appendix B: SURVEY INSTRUMENTS -- Protocol for Program Officials (Founder, Coordinator, Administrator, Internship Coordinator).

Protocol for Program Faculty -- Protocol for District Staff/In-Service Program -- Protocol for District Staff Who Hire or Supervise Principals -- Protocol for Program Participants/Graduates -- Observation Protocol Class or Professional Development Activity -- School Site Visit Protocol -- Appendix C: CROSS-STATE COMPARISONS OF PRINCIPALS' SURVEY RESPONSES -- References -- Index.