Journal of Educational Leadership in Action
Abstract
Training and preparation of school leaders have an impact on the quality of leadership displayed in their readiness for the leadership practice. However, in Mexico the training and preparation processes for school leaders are unclear and lack uniformity. The way of access to headship has promoted that school leaders learn to lead in their role without previous preparation for the position. This paper presents the findings of a study conducted through narratives that analyzed the leadership learning processes of novice and experienced school leaders. The study identified important learning experiences as the receptive observation, malleable observation, practical experiences of leadership, previous experiences in headship functions, and the formal exercise of headship as relevant in their leadership learning. Based on the findings, strategies are proposed to strengthen leadership learning taking into consideration initial teaching training, continuous professional development, and situated learning.
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Lopez-Delgado, Manuel and Estrada-Loya, Argelia
(2023)
"Experiential Leadership Learning: Narratives of a Multiple Case Study of Mexican School Leaders Appointed to Indigenous Schools,"
Journal of Educational Leadership in Action: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62608/2164-1102.1143
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/ela/vol9/iss1/5
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