Learning to Lead the Learning of Leaders: The Evolution of the University of Washington’s Education Doctorate

Abstract

The field of educational leadership has also come to recognize the central importance of improving the quality of leadership preparation across leaders’ careers, including at the doctoral level, for strengthening equitable teaching and learning in schools. What do doctoral programs that strive to realize such equity goals do? With what results? In this article, we address those questions with an analysis of the University of Washington’s Leadership for Learning (L4L) EdD program. We base our analysis on a review of two decades of program data and our experience participating in L4L program design and implementation.

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leadership development leadership curriculum leadership pedagogies leadership knowledge and skills leadership preparation leadership preparation programs education doctorate Ed.D.

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