"This is that rare book in which the authors deftly combine research, model development, and reflective experience to produce a synergistic model of learning communities and transformational leadership. Practitioners and professors who care about leadership development within an empowering community must read this book."
–Paula Myrick Short, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Missouri System and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

In Developing Educational Leaders, the authors present their groundbreaking work with learning communities in educational leadership preparation programs, resulting in a working model for leadership development. In a readable text with practical hands-on examples, this volume:

• Bridges the gap between theories of learning communities and their application in university settings.
• Contrasts the differences between settings that merely lend the appearance of a learning community and a true learning community where students acquire the dispositions, knowledge, and performance skills needed to be effective leaders.
• Brings together the individual and community benefits that result from the learning community setting.
• Demonstrates how values-based leadership can be developed and implemented.
• Provides a conceptual framework, including guidelines for using cohort structures within educational administration programs.