TY  - CHAP
AB  - There is growing national attention on the question of how the quality of leadership preparation programs can help to develop effective school leaders and thus impact student learning (Davis, Darling-Hammond, LaPointe, & Meyerson, 2005). In recent years several educational leadership preparation programs have redesigned their content and delivery to be more influential in graduates’ leadership development and subsequent leadership practice focused on school improvement (Young, 2009). Davis, et al. (2005) add that exemplary programs that are effective include important components such as having a rigorous selection process in admission of candidates.This chapter discusses the recruitment and selection mode utilized by the University of Texas at Austin Principalship Program (UTAPP), which includes several key components associated with exemplary preparation programs (Darling-Hammond, LaPointe, Meyerson, Orr & Cohen, 2007). These components include: rigorous recruitment and careful selection of participants, a cohort structure, and an emphasis on powerful authentic learning experiences (Orr, 2006). While the process has undergone some changes in reason years, it has sought to explore multiple manifestations of the candidate’s leadership. As a result, the program’s recruitment and selection process has evolved into the current iteration, which is outlined in this chapter.
VL  - 17
SN  - 978-1-78052-322-4, 978-1-78052-323-1/1479-3660
DO  - 10.1108/S1479-3660(2012)0000017008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3660(2012)0000017008
AU  - Gooden Mark A.
AU  - Gonzales Richard
ED  - Karen Sanzo
ED  - Steve Myran
ED  - Anthony H. Normore
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Chapter 5 A Rigorous Recruitment and Selection Process of the University of Texas at Austin Principalship Program
T2  - Successful School Leadership Preparation and Development
T3  - Advances in Educational Administration
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 97
EP  - 112
Y2  - 2024/09/25
ER  -