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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Gender Dynamics of Educational Leadership Preparation: A Feminist Postmodern Critique of the Cohort Experience
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Killingsworth, Molly F.; Cabezas, Christy T.; Kensler, Lisa A. W.; Brooks, Jeffrey S. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine gender dynamics in educational leadership doctoral cohorts and explore the propensity for educational leadership programs to unintentionally perpetuate inequity through continued silence and unawareness of issues related to gender. The study includes narratives from two women cohort members and two…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Opportunities, Instructional Leadership, Postmodernism
Creating a New System for Principal Preparation: Reflections on Efforts to Transcend Tradition and Create New Cultures
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Reed, Cynthia J.; Kensler, Lisa A. W. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2010
When selected as a pilot redesign site, we decided to both refocus the underlying assumptions guiding our program and to engage in processes allowing us to model best practices while creating a new program. This article summarizes key aspects of our redesign work and offers reflections on the processes used and challenges faced. Murphy's (2006)…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training