MBA in Education Leadership: A Model for Developing an Interdisciplinary Principal Preparation Program

This paper presents a model for developing an interdisciplinary principal preparation program, an MBA in Education Leadership, which integrates best practices in both education and business within an educational context. The paper addresses gaps that exist in many traditional principal preparation p...

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Published in:Planning & changing 2016-04, Vol.47 (1-2), p.3
Main Authors: Smith, Rachel A, Somers, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Administrator Education
Admission Criteria
Beginning Principals
Best Practices
Business Administration Education
Charter schools
Coaching (Performance)
Collaboration
Course Descriptions
Data analysis
Educational Change
Educational leadership
Instructional Leadership
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary aspects
Learning
Literature reviews
Masters Degrees
MBA programs & graduates
Nominations
Principals
Program Descriptions
Program Development
School districts
Skills
Students
Teacher education
Teacher Selection
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Summary:This paper presents a model for developing an interdisciplinary principal preparation program, an MBA in Education Leadership, which integrates best practices in both education and business within an educational context. The paper addresses gaps that exist in many traditional principal preparation programs and provides an alternative model, which instills key business skills, and competencies that will allow principals to serve as exemplary school leaders. The paper provides a description of the program development process, program highlights, courses, program structure, faculty selection criteria, admissions and selection process, and executive coaching. This model provides a blueprint for other principal preparation programs to utilize, with the goal of developing well-rounded organizational leaders.
ISSN:0032-0684