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This chapter examines the leadership development of principals /head teachers in England , Sweden and the United States with a particular focus on organizational learning and capacity building in leadership preparation programs. The authors note that leadership preparation varies across the three countries, with the longest history of formal training in the United States. At the same time, several similarities and trends in organizational learning preparation and professional development exist. Further, this chapter considers how these various elements of leadership preparation could be employed to better prepare aspiring and current principals to successfully lead organizational learning and capacity building in their schools. The chapter concludes with three recommendations regarding (1) candidate selection, (2) curricula design and (3) professional and social support that could enhance school leadership preparation and subsequent on-the-job performance.
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Details about the Educational Leadership Policy Standards : ISLLC 2008 as adopted by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration on December 12, 2007 can be found at:
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Complete details of this report can be found out:
http://www.ucea.org/storage/pdf/UCEA_Policy _Brief_fall_07.pdf and
http://www.wallacefoundation.org/wallace/preparingschoolleader.pdf.
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More details about the LIFTS program can be found at:
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Jacobson, S.L., Johansson, O., Day, C. (2011). Preparing School Leaders to Lead Organizational Learning and Capacity Building. In: Ylimaki, R., Jacobson, S. (eds) US and Cross-National Policies, Practices, and Preparation. Studies in Educational Leadership, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0542-5_6
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