Handbook of research on the education of school leaders / Edited by Michelle D. Young and Gary G. Crow.

First edition published in 2009 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Section 1: Historical, political, economic, and global influences -- 2. Historical trends and patterns in the scholarship on leadership preparation -- 3. The political and economic contexts of educational leadership preparation -- 4. Global trends and issues in the development of educational leaders -- Section 2: Program features -- 5. Recruitment, selection and placement of educational leadership students -- 6. What we know about those who prepare educational leaders -- 7. Reconceptualizing curriculum in leadership preparation -- 8. Facilitating learning in leadership preparation: limited research but promising practices -- 9. Leadership for technology use, integration, and innovation: a review of the empirical research and implications for leadership preparation -- 10. Clinical practice in educational leadership -- 11. Developing the leadership pipeline: comprehensive leadership development -- Section 3: Evaluation -- 12. The evaluation of educational leadership preparation programs -- Conclusion -- A changing landscape? Islands of research versus continents of inquiry.

"The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field’s foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mirrors the first edition’s macro-level approach to leadership preparation and presents the most up-to-date research in the field. Updates to this edition cover recent state and federal government efforts to improve leadership in education, new challenges for the field, and significant gaps and critical questions for framing, researching, evaluating, and improving the education of school leaders. Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), this handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and other educators interested in professional leadership." --Publisher's website.