We conducted a content analysis of 34 statements of interest submitted by applicants applying for admission to an education leadership preparation program. The purpose of the analysis was to understand their orientations toward social justice. Using Kumashiro's (2000) and Apple's (2001) discussions of antioppressive education, we identified three…

This article describes the structure and social justice orientation of Gonzaga University's Leadership Formation Program, an innovative, nontraditional graduate program preparing principals, program administrators, and superintendents. Highlighting the virtual school district and complex case study approach used in the program, the article details…

Reviews current elements of administrative thought and practice, aiming to provide a comprehensive outline for new programmatic ventures in educating future principals. Describes an existing nontraditional leadership preparation program at Butler University that allows students to work cooperatively on projects, learn through self-direction,…

The National Policy Board's design for principals, by recasting preparation programs to reflect the real world school environment, stressing the learning environment, focusing on decentralized management and collective problem solving, designing a new knowledge base with performance standards supported by a national certification process, and…

Effective administrator preparation programs provide students with self-awareness and insight about their thought patterns and behaviors' influence on executing their leadership roles. This paper describes a current university pilot program based on these assumptions, discusses program effectiveness as perceived by student participants, and…

The Professional Studies Doctorate is a new 3-year administrator preparation program at Texas A&M University that blends theory, research, and clinical experiences for a select cohort of 14 practicing school leaders. The program includes intensive summer seminars, extended clinical weekend sessions, and ongoing evaluation and research…

Reports findings of a survey of 78 California educational administration professors. The survey sought information concerning age, gender, ethnicity, education, employment status, prior school administrative experience, and differentiated pay. California education professors are overwhelmingly white, male, and middle-aged or older. Diversified…

West Georgia College's Department of Educational Leadership and the Cobb County (Georgia) School District collaborated to provide an administrative training institute with both a theoretical knowledge base and practical experience. This program offers a model for school districts and colleges desiring to initiate similar collaborations. Leadership…

Describes an effort to incorporate personal values awareness into a university preparation program aimed at future school administrators. This model allows future leaders opportunities to identify the values governing their actions, clarify their philosophical leadership foundations, reflect on current educational practices, and determine…

The Cooperative Educational Administration Internship Program at the University of New Mexico has received remarkable support from cooperating school districts, participating interns, mentoring site administrators, and the university's education faculty. Because its primary financing depends on program participants, the Danforth Foundation program…

During the past four years, the University of Northern Colorado's educational leadership program has undergone major revision and restructuring. The new program provides a coherent, integrated program designed to assist individual learners' personal and professional development. This article describes the change process, showing how changes were…

Describes an innovative doctoral program at Wichita (Kansas) State University that prepares students to become expert educational leaders. The program integrates curriculum through an applied-inquiry, clinically oriented, field-based model. Student performance is judged according to theoretically grounded categories and based on multiple evidences…

One management-development approach treats finance as a learning opportunity to assist school leaders in addressing the moral, ethical, political, and resource-related tensions faced while enacting daily leadership responsibilities. Administrators learn to make difficult choices among competing interests while advancing their school's capacity for…

Describes Auburn University College of Education educational policy development class and resulting student learning outcomes. (Contains 24 references.) (PKP)

Describes limitations and benefits of the use of a cohort model in administrator preparation programs. Discusses an egalitarian cohort model, built on shared vision and trust, to foster just and caring leadership. (Contains 41 references.) (PKP)