Elephants or dinosaurs? A call to action for Ed schools: to conclude this special section, guest editor Murphy examines why Ed Schools should redesign their leadership education programs, explores what it will take to foster change, and presents a model program to stimulate debate and action.(Educating Leaders for Tomorrow)(Editorial)

From: Phi Delta Kappan | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

In this special section of the Kappan, 14 scholars and practitioners have taken a fresh look at the education of principals, superintendents, and other educational leaders, with a special focus on redesigning leadership programs at universities. These articles offer an exciting array of ideas for reforming leadership education as Ed Schools feel the pinch of recent critiques and new competitors.

New ideas clearly matter, but will they be enough of a catalyst for change? Are Ed Schools open to fresh thinking? And do their denizens feel the sense of urgency typically required to ...

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