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Leadership preparation in progress: evidence from a district-university partnership

David Osworth (Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
Kathleen Mary Winn Cunningham (Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
Suzy Hardie (Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
Peter Moyi (Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
Mary Gaskins (Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
Natalie Osborne Smith (Department of Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)

Journal of Educational Administration

ISSN: 0957-8234

Article publication date: 30 October 2023

Issue publication date: 3 November 2023

135

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to analyze the experiences of a closed cohort of aspiring leaders and connects the university and school district partnership relationship to building the leadership capacity of the cohort. This study builds on previous literature in district-university partnerships and leadership preparation. Powerful learning experiences (PLEs) and interpersonal-intrapersonal leadership development models serve as frames to examine how aspects of successful leadership preparation programs were present.

Design/methodology/approach

This qualitative study was conducted with a team of researchers from the university and school district and relies on data from semi-structured interviews with students from the closed cohort.

Findings

Researchers identified three major themes of aspiring leaders' preparation experience: confidence building, reflection and mindset change.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the emerging literature on PLEs by illustrating how this type of partnership creates opportunities for powerful learning experiences for aspiring school leaders.

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Citation

Osworth, D., Cunningham, K.M.W., Hardie, S., Moyi, P., Gaskins, M. and Osborne Smith, N. (2023), "Leadership preparation in progress: evidence from a district-university partnership", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 61 No. 6, pp. 682-697. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-01-2023-0009

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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