Title

A Signature Pedagogy for Leadership Education: Preparing Principals through Participatory Action Research

Authors

Neil Sappington, Illinois State University
Paul J. Baker, Illinois State University
Dianne Gardner, Illinois State University
Joe Pacha, Illinois State University

Document Type

Article

SoTL Category

Student Research

SoTL Discipline

Education

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

This study proposes participatory action research as a signature pedagogy for principal preparation programs. Signature pedagogies bring professional knowledge and core values together in distinctive teaching and learning arrangements. A rationale and learning results are presented that describe key components of action research intended to help principal candidates develop leadership abilities. In this study, 65 principal candidates from 56 schools developed action research projects to conceptually and practically connect professional development and school improvement planning. Learning outcomes are presented and analyzed. The article concludes with implications for action research as a signature pedagogy in principal preparation programs. (Contains 3 tables.)

Comments

This article was published in Planning and Changing. Vol. 41, Number 3-4. (2010).

Recommended Citation

Sappington, Neil; Baker, Paul J.; Gardner, Dianne; and Pacha, Joe, "A Signature Pedagogy for Leadership Education: Preparing Principals through Participatory Action Research" (2010). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Publications. 29.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/sotlpubs/29