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Toward a leadership practice field: an antidote to an ailing internship experience
By theodore creighton
The field of education leadership has long been criticized for the ways in which men and women are prepared for school leadership positions. In 1960, The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) characterized the preparation of superintendents and principals as a “dismal montage.” Later, Farquhar and Piele (1972) described university-based preparation programs as “ dysfunctional structural incrementalism.” In 1990, Pitner discussed the “zombie programs” in education leadership. As recently as 1999, McCarthy addressed the issue of change in education administration by stating, “Congeniality and complacency are woven into education administration programs, and the majority of faculty do not perceive a need for radical change that would bring about a transformation in education leadership.” Now, forty years after AASA’s alert, Murphy (2001) points to the profession’s continued focus on technical knowledge, placing the university in the center of the field. He posits, “Trying to link theory and practice in school administration has been, for the last 30 years, a little like attempting to start a car with a dead battery: The odds are fairly long that the engine will ever turn over.” Murphy identifies the central problem as our fascination with building an academic infrastructure of school administration, which has produced serious distortions, in what is primarily an applied field. The traditional internship presently serves as the vehicle for aspiring principals to practice their problem-solving and instructional leadership skills. Though there has been emphasis from the professional organizations (AASA, NAESP, NASSP, NCPEA, UCEA) for extending the internship experience over more time (e.g., one-year) and weaving the internship throughout preparation coursework, the internship still remains a weak experience with a minimal practice field at best. For some time, I have argued for the implementation of a “leadership practice field” in our preparation programs. The conceptual notion at work here is that of creating a bridge between the performance field (working in the system) and a practice field (working on the system). This model is based on the work of Daniel Kim, a colleague of Peter Senge (The Fifth Discipline) and cofounder of the MIT Organizational Learning Center, where he is currently director of the Learning Laboratory Research Project. Te central idea is that a leadership practice field provides an environment in which a prospective leader can experiment with alternative strategies and policies, test assumptions, and practice working through the complex issues of school administration in a constructive and productive manner.
Questions & Answers
what does preconceived mean
How can I develope my cognitive domain
why is communication effective
Communication is effective because it allows individuals to share ideas, thoughts, and information with others.
effective communication can lead to improved outcomes in various settings, including personal relationships, business environments, and educational settings. By communicating effectively, individuals can negotiate effectively, solve problems collaboratively, and work towards common goals.
it starts up serve and return practice/assessments.it helps find voice talking therapy also assessments through relaxed conversation.
miss
Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the person begins to jumb back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes. Identify the types of learning, if it is classical conditioning identify the NS, UCS, CS and CR. If it is operant conditioning, identify the type of consequence positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement or punishment
please i need answer
Wekolamo
because it helps many people around the world to understand how to interact with other people and understand them well, for example at work (job).
Agreed 👍 There are many parts of our brains and behaviors, we really need to get to know. Blessings for everyone and happy Sunday!
ARC
A child is a member of community not society elucidate ?
Isn't practices worldwide, be it psychology, be it science. isn't much just a false belief of control over something the mind cannot truly comprehend?
compare and contrast skinner's perspective on personality development on freud
Skinner skipped the whole unconscious phenomenon and rather emphasized on classical conditioning
war
explain how nature and nurture affect the development and later the productivity of an individual.
nature is an hereditary factor while nurture is an environmental factor which constitute an individual personality. so if an individual's parent has a deviant behavior and was also brought up in an deviant environment, observation of the behavior and the inborn trait we make the individual deviant.
Samuel
I am taking this course because I am hoping that I could somehow learn more about my chosen field of interest and due to the fact that being a PsyD really ignites my passion as an individual the more I hope to learn about developing and literally explore the complexity of my critical thinking skills
and having a good philosophy of the world is like a sandwich and a peanut butter 👍
Jonathan
generally amnesi how long yrs memory loss
interpersonal relationships
What would be the best educational aid(s) for gifted kids/savants?
treat them normal, if they want help then give them.
that will make everyone happy
Saurabh
What are the treatment for autism?
hello. autism is a umbrella term. autistic kids have different disorder overlapping. for example. a kid may show symptoms of ADHD and also learning disabilities.
before treatment please make sure the kid doesn't have physical disabilities like hearing..vision..speech problem. sometimes these
Jharna
continue..
sometimes due to these physical problems..the diagnosis may be misdiagnosed.
treatment for autism.
well it depends on the severity.
since autistic kids have problems in communicating and adopting to the environment.. it's best to expose the child in situations where the child
Jharna
child interact with other kids under doc supervision.
play therapy.
speech therapy.
Engaging in different activities that activate most parts of the brain.. like drawing..painting. matching color board game.
string and beads game.
the more you interact with the child the more effective
Jharna
results you'll get..
please consult a therapist to know what suits best on your child.
and last as a parent. I know sometimes it's overwhelming to guide a special kid.
but trust the process and be strong and patient as a parent.
Jharna
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