Preparing School Leaders and Developing Rural Leadership Capacity: A Collaborative Effort on the Great Plains

This qualitative study explores the early implementation of a university school leadership preparation program and school district collaborative effort to develop school leaders and sustain leadership capacity in nine rural school districts. Emerging findings drawn from survey, focus-group, and part...

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Published in:Journal of research on leadership education 2024-09, Vol.19 (3), p.352-368
Main Authors: Phillips, Aprille, Teahon, Michael, Feusner, Chelsea, Ericson, Elizabeth
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Language:English
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Summary:This qualitative study explores the early implementation of a university school leadership preparation program and school district collaborative effort to develop school leaders and sustain leadership capacity in nine rural school districts. Emerging findings drawn from survey, focus-group, and participant observation data include (a) the development of a strong leadership network of professional relationships that included peers and district mentors, (b) a sense of individual leadership growth and targeted professional development preparing participants for their next leadership role, and (c) an emerging statewide rural school leadership development network.
ISSN:1942-7751
1942-7751
DOI:10.1177/19427751231179244