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Self-efficacy development of aspiring principals in Education Leadership preparation programs: Author: Versland, Tena Marie; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Education Leadership; Abstract: Much attention has been given to the importance of principal preparation programs in equipping principals with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively lead schools. However despite this attention, many critics from inside and outside the higher Education community do not believe preparation programs have gone far enough or have made the necessary changes to insure that principal candidates gain the skills and knowledge necessary for the demands of Leadership in contemporary schools. Bandura (1997) found that people's self-efficacy, the judgments of their personal capabilities, rather...; Download File | View full details

Assumptions constructing a school superintendent's mental model for technology use: Author: Anderson, Allan Lawrence; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Education Leadership; Abstract: The continual innovation with technology in the world has caused many significant changes which have affected Montana superintendents' managerial, instruction, and political roles. The political environments of NCLB and community technology expectations created a unique context for the superintendent of the case study. Montana superintendents are learning to integrate technology into their roles to improve schools and increasing student growth. Approaches a Montana superintendent with a "high reputation" for technology implemented into his roles to improve schools and increase studen...; Download File | View full details