Introduction: exploring the broad terrain of leadership preparation in education -- The landscape of scholarship on the education of school leaders, 1985-2006 -- An historical review of research and development activities pertaining to the preparation of school leaders -- The context of university-based educational leadership preparation -- Research on leadership preparation in a global context -- Candidates in educational leadership graduate programs -- Characteristics, preparation, and professional development of educational leadership faculty -- Curriculum in leadership preparation: understanding where we have been in order to know where we might go -- Pedagogy -- The use of internships in preparing school leaders -- The design and delivery of leadership preparation -- Student assessment in educational leadership preparation programs: looking at our past, examining our present, and framing our future -- Program evaluation in leadership preparation and related fields -- Comprehensive leadership development: a portrait of programs -- Establishing meaningful leadership mentoring in school settings: transcending simplistic rhetoric, self-congratulation, and claims of panacea -- Conclusion: moving forward on research for enriching the education of school leaders.
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