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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 Complexity of Leveraging University Program Change
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Crow, Gary M.; Arnold, Noelle Witherspoon; Reed, Cynthia J.; Shoho, Alan R. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2012
This article identifies four elements of complexity that influence how university educational leadership programs can leverage program change: faculty reward systems, faculty governance, institutional resources, and state-level influence on leadership preparation. Following the discussion of the elements of complexity, the article provides a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Governance, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership
Raising Standards for Tomorrow's Principals: Negotiating State Requirements, Faculty Interests, District Needs, and Best Practices
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Reed, Cynthia J.; Llanes, Jose R. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2010
Many states are mandating reforms in university-sponsored principal preparation programs, but faculty and school system personnel often have concerns about the prescriptive nature of state mandates related to these reforms. Auburn University served as one of four pilot principal preparation program redesigns in Alabama, a process that took over…
Descriptors: Best Practices, State Standards, Alignment (Education), State Regulation
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