This article describes the evolution of political, social, and economic environments that affect secondary education in the United States over four centuries. Historical analysis and an equilibrium model of organizational change are used to guide the discussion.

This article establishes a set of design principles and implementation strategies for rebuilding educational leadership preparation programs. The rebuilding framework is grounded in analyses of 54 university-based preparation programs, and scholarship and reform work on school leadership preparation over the last quarter century.

I begin by reviewing the methods traditionally used to define the profession and its work. I suggest that these methods will not prove successful in reculturing school leadership and argue for an alternative method to locate an appropriate portal to the future. In so doing, I retrace the steps that led to a new perspective, one that is based on the powerful unifying concepts of social justice, democratic community, and school improvement. Second, using this alternative way of framing the profession, I present one framework for recasting the concept of leadership.

This essay reviews the current governance problems in education and details the range of possible governance models for post-industrial schooling.

A response to the article in this issue that describes the development and implementation of QUEST. Though the paper agrees with many of the points from the original article, it suggests a divergent strategy for developing solutions to problems faced during educational change.

The specific goals of this chapter are threefold. The first is to explain the reasons for the calls for reform of school administration that have become an important component of the current educational reform movement. The second objective is to review the major studies and reports on educational reform from 1982 to 1988 to uncover their messages for the improvement of school administration. The third objective, based on the two earlier goals, is to discuss educational administration reform issues that need further attention, e.g., the superintendency and the role of the school district. By casting a wide net, we are able to shed light upon a number of topics that have not been fully explored.

This article reviews the school effectiveness movement from inception to its current state, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of research and implementation literature, and discusses the appropriate role for state and federal government in fostering school effectiveness.