Developing Educational Leaders: A Working Model: The Learning Community in Action (Critical Issues in Educational Leadership)

In Developing Educational Leaders, the authors present their groundbreaking work with learning communities in educational leadership preparation programs, resulting in a working model for leadership development. In a readable text with practical hands-on examples, this volume:

• Bridges the gap between theories of learning communities and their application in university settings.
• Contrasts the differences between settings that merely lend the appearance of a learning community and a true learning community where students acquire the dispositions, knowledge, and performance skills needed to be effective leaders.
• Brings together the individual and community benefits that result from the learning community setting.
• Demonstrates how values-based leadership can be developed and implemented.
• Provides a conceptual framework, including guidelines for using cohort structures within educational administration programs.

Cynthia J. Norris is an associate professor at the University of Tennessee, Bruce G. Barnett is a professor at the University of Northern Colorado, Margaret R. Basom is an associate professor at San Diego State University, and Diane M. Yerkes is an associate professor at San Diego State University.