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School-Based Leadership Perspectives On University Partnerships, Shelley B. Wepner, Diane W. Gomez, Diana Quatroche
School-Based Leadership Perspectives On University Partnerships, Shelley B. Wepner, Diane W. Gomez, Diana Quatroche
Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning
The success of school-university partnerships depends on the leadership. This qualitative study reports on school-based leaders (SBAs) as critical stakeholders in the collaborative process of forming viable partnerships with colleges and universities. It describes SBAs’ responsibilities as partners, motivation for forming their partnerships, perceived benefits and challenges of the partnership, perspectives on forming and sustaining a partnership, and self-reflective comments about their leadership characteristics as an SBA and a partner. Sixteen SBAs, most of whom were school principals, responded to 12 interview questions. SBAs indicated that they have been engaged with Professional Development Schools (PDSs) an average of 10 years. …