Preparation for Sustainable Leadership

Abstract

This chapter explores the preparation pathways of successful school leaders who have been able to sustain school success in two countries that have contrasting preparation contexts: the USA, where there is generally a requirement for formal pre-service leadership preparation, and Australia, where there are no formal preparation requirements. Despite the different contexts, all the principals spoke of how it was a combination of personal experience and formal and informal learning that helped them to develop as successful school leaders. There was not an emphasis on one over the other, and it did not matter whether there were regulatory requirements for qualifications or not. What did matter ..