Educational leadership preparation: innovation and interdisciplinary approaches to the Ed.D. and graduate education

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Bruce G. Barnett * Introduction: A leadership imperative: Crossing boundaries in leadership preparation programs

Gaetane Jean-Marie * PART I: HISTORIAL OVERVIEW, IDENTITY POLITICS OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND ONLINE GRADUATE EDUCATIONH * Historical context of graduate programs in educational leadership

Anthony H. Normore * Clashing epistemologies: Reflection on change, culture and the politics of the professoriate

Christa Boske and Autumn Tooms * Online graduate programs in educational leadership preparation: Pros and cons

Jeffrey S. Brooks * PART II: INNOVATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO THE ED.D. * 4. Renewing the Ed.D.: A university K-12 partnership to prepare school leaders

Gaetane Jean-Marie, Curt Adams, and Gregg Garn * Critical friends: Supporting a small, private university face the challenges of crafting an innovative scholar-practitioner doctorate

Valerie Storey and Patrick Hartwick * An interdisciplinary doctoral program in educational leadership (Ed.D.): Addressing the needs of diverse learners in urban settings

Anthony H. Normore and Julie Slayton * PART III: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF RESEARCH FOR THE SCHOLAR PRACTITIONER * From curricular alignment to the culminating project: The Peabody College Ed.D. Capstone

Claire Smrekar and Kristin McGraner * An Ed.D. program based on principles of how adults learn best

Barry G. Sheckley, Morgaen L. Donaldson, Anysia P. Mayer, and Richard W. Lemons * Examining the capstone experience in a cutting edge Ed.D. program

David D. Marsh, Myron Dembo, Karen S. Gallagher, and Kathy Stowe * Epilogue

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