Research on school leadership preparation in the United States: an analysis

This article addresses to the work on rethinking the preparatory function in school administration in the US in a number of ways (e.g., unpacking the larger environmental forces that are fueling the turmoil in school administration). More recently, we have turned our attention to the question of how research on the preparation of school leaders can inform efforts to strengthen the preparatory function. We summarize that work herein.