Michelle D. Young is the Executive Director of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia, USA.Gary M. Crow is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.

"A landmark book. The highest quality and most comprehensive resource on the education of school leaders available."Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education and Associate Dean, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University"The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders 2nd edition is the source book to use for designing a leadership curriculum for the future. As K-12 schools face increased pressure to improve student outcomes, the educational leadership skill set is changing to meet the demands of an instructionally focused curriculum. This book is a must have for understanding how best to train school leaders to lead instructionally focused schools based upon ‘the most up-to-date research on the field.’ " James E. Berry, Professor of Educational Administration, Eastern Michigan University and Executive Director, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

• Table of ContentsForewordJames CibulkaPreface Michelle D. Young and Gary G. CrowAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONChapter 1. Introduction Michelle D. Young & Gary M. CrowSection 1: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND GLOBAL INFLUENCESChapter 2. Historical Trends and Patterns in the Scholarship on Leadership PreparationCasey D. Cobb, Jennie Weiner, & Richard GonzalesChapter 3. The Political and Economic Contexts of Educational Leadership PreparationBradley W. Carpenter, Samantha M. Paredes Scribner, & Janie LindleChapter 4. Global Trends and Issues in the Development of Educational LeadersHaiyan Qian, Allan Walker, & Darren A. BryantSection 2: PROGRAM FEATURESChapter 5. The Recruitment, Selection and Placement of Educational Leadership StudentsEd Fuller, Anne O’Doherty, & Amy ReynoldsChapter 6. What We Know About Those Who Prepare Educational LeadersMartha M. McCarthy, Donald G. Hackmann, & Joel R. MalinChapter 7. Reconceptualizing Curriculum in Leadership PreparationRose M. Ylimaki & James G. HendersonChapter 8. Facilitating Learning in Leadership Preparation: Limited Research but Promising Practices Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Mark Gooden, & Pamela Tucker Chapter 9. Leadership for Technology Use, Integration, and Innovation: A Review of the Empirical Research and Implications for Leadership PreparationSarah Dexter, Jayson W. Richardson, & John B. NashChapter10. Clinical Practice in Educational LeadershipDaniel Reyes Guerra & Bruce BarnettChapter 11. Developing the Leadership Pipeline: Comprehensive Leadership DevelopmentSusan Korach & Shelby CosnerSection 3: EVALUATIONChapter 12. The Evaluation of Educational Leadership Preparation ProgramsYongmei Ni, Liz Hollingworth, Andrea Rorrer, & Diana PounderCONCLUSIONChapter 13. A Changing Landscape? Islands of Research Versus Continents of Inquiry Gary M. Crow & Michelle D. YoungContributorsIndex

Michelle D. Young is the Executive Director of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia, USA.Gary M. Crow is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.

"A landmark book. The highest quality and most comprehensive resource on the education of school leaders available."Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education and Associate Dean, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University"The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders 2nd edition is the source book to use for designing a leadership curriculum for the future. As K-12 schools face increased pressure to improve student outcomes, the educational leadership skill set is changing to meet the demands of an instructionally focused curriculum. This book is a must have for understanding how best to train school leaders to lead instructionally focused schools based upon ‘the most up-to-date research on the field.’ " James E. Berry, Professor of Educational Administration, Eastern Michigan University and Executive Director, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

• Table of ContentsForewordJames CibulkaPreface Michelle D. Young and Gary G. CrowAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONChapter 1. Introduction Michelle D. Young & Gary M. CrowSection 1: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND GLOBAL INFLUENCESChapter 2. Historical Trends and Patterns in the Scholarship on Leadership PreparationCasey D. Cobb, Jennie Weiner, & Richard GonzalesChapter 3. The Political and Economic Contexts of Educational Leadership PreparationBradley W. Carpenter, Samantha M. Paredes Scribner, & Janie LindleChapter 4. Global Trends and Issues in the Development of Educational LeadersHaiyan Qian, Allan Walker, & Darren A. BryantSection 2: PROGRAM FEATURESChapter 5. The Recruitment, Selection and Placement of Educational Leadership StudentsEd Fuller, Anne O’Doherty, & Amy ReynoldsChapter 6. What We Know About Those Who Prepare Educational LeadersMartha M. McCarthy, Donald G. Hackmann, & Joel R. MalinChapter 7. Reconceptualizing Curriculum in Leadership PreparationRose M. Ylimaki & James G. HendersonChapter 8. Facilitating Learning in Leadership Preparation: Limited Research but Promising Practices Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Mark Gooden, & Pamela Tucker Chapter 9. Leadership for Technology Use, Integration, and Innovation: A Review of the Empirical Research and Implications for Leadership PreparationSarah Dexter, Jayson W. Richardson, & John B. NashChapter10. Clinical Practice in Educational LeadershipDaniel Reyes Guerra & Bruce BarnettChapter 11. Developing the Leadership Pipeline: Comprehensive Leadership DevelopmentSusan Korach & Shelby CosnerSection 3: EVALUATIONChapter 12. The Evaluation of Educational Leadership Preparation ProgramsYongmei Ni, Liz Hollingworth, Andrea Rorrer, & Diana PounderCONCLUSIONChapter 13. A Changing Landscape? Islands of Research Versus Continents of Inquiry Gary M. Crow & Michelle D. YoungContributorsIndex

Michelle D. Young is the Executive Director of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia, USA.Gary M. Crow is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.

"A landmark book. The highest quality and most comprehensive resource on the education of school leaders available."Joseph Murphy Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education and Associate Dean, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University"The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders 2nd edition is the source book to use for designing a leadership curriculum for the future. As K-12 schools face increased pressure to improve student outcomes, the educational leadership skill set is changing to meet the demands of an instructionally focused curriculum. This book is a must have for understanding how best to train school leaders to lead instructionally focused schools based upon ‘the most up-to-date research on the field.’ " James E. Berry, Professor of Educational Administration, Eastern Michigan University and Executive Director, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

• Table of ContentsForewordJames CibulkaPreface Michelle D. Young and Gary G. CrowAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONChapter 1. Introduction Michelle D. Young & Gary M. CrowSection 1: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND GLOBAL INFLUENCESChapter 2. Historical Trends and Patterns in the Scholarship on Leadership PreparationCasey D. Cobb, Jennie Weiner, & Richard GonzalesChapter 3. The Political and Economic Contexts of Educational Leadership PreparationBradley W. Carpenter, Samantha M. Paredes Scribner, & Janie LindleChapter 4. Global Trends and Issues in the Development of Educational LeadersHaiyan Qian, Allan Walker, & Darren A. BryantSection 2: PROGRAM FEATURESChapter 5. The Recruitment, Selection and Placement of Educational Leadership StudentsEd Fuller, Anne O’Doherty, & Amy ReynoldsChapter 6. What We Know About Those Who Prepare Educational LeadersMartha M. McCarthy, Donald G. Hackmann, & Joel R. MalinChapter 7. Reconceptualizing Curriculum in Leadership PreparationRose M. Ylimaki & James G. HendersonChapter 8. Facilitating Learning in Leadership Preparation: Limited Research but Promising Practices Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Mark Gooden, & Pamela Tucker Chapter 9. Leadership for Technology Use, Integration, and Innovation: A Review of the Empirical Research and Implications for Leadership PreparationSarah Dexter, Jayson W. Richardson, & John B. NashChapter10. Clinical Practice in Educational LeadershipDaniel Reyes Guerra & Bruce BarnettChapter 11. Developing the Leadership Pipeline: Comprehensive Leadership DevelopmentSusan Korach & Shelby CosnerSection 3: EVALUATIONChapter 12. The Evaluation of Educational Leadership Preparation ProgramsYongmei Ni, Liz Hollingworth, Andrea Rorrer, & Diana PounderCONCLUSIONChapter 13. A Changing Landscape? Islands of Research Versus Continents of Inquiry Gary M. Crow & Michelle D. YoungContributorsIndex