Challenging Leadership Norms: A New Way of Thinking About Leadership Preparation

Abstract

Images of principals are often of a seasoned educator well into their teaching career, having risen through the ranks, gaining experience in middle- and seniorlevel leadership, ideally having completed some form of leadership preparation, and given license to lead a school. Their leadership development, most likely selfmanaged, perhaps including some formal studies, and most certainly including experience in leadership roles, occurs well into their careers as teachers. So, the idea of introducing pre-service teachers to notions of educational leadership in their initial teacher training is far from conventional thinking. This chapter explores new possibilities in leadership preparation argui..