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    Resource and support of educational leaders
    Cahill, Wendy P. ( 1989)
    Concern about the absence of an integrated approach to the provision of resource and support for educational leaders, is a recent phenomenon in the Australian educational scene. This concern is reflected in an emerging awareness of the need to emphasize recruitment, selection, induction, and continuing development processes for all key leaders in schools, especially for principals. The purpose of this research was to identify and critically appraise current theories and practices related to the effectiveness of educational leaders, and within this context to investigate leadership training through the examination of a range of interventions which aimed to assist leaders to perform maximally. Specifically, the ethnographic investigation reported here, began with a critical assessment of relevant overseas initiatives, as well as of Australian leadership training programs, and included a six-year longitudinal study, based on insights gleaned from recent research and from personal, practical experience. Evaluation of the outcomes of this project provided a measure of the effectiveness of this uniquely structured provision of resource and support for a number of school principals in this State of Victoria. Thus, this report presents an overview of the current literature on leadership, addresses current issues about the exercise of leadership in organisations generally, focuses on the personal and professional development of educational leaders, and highlights the importance of training resource providers. Finally, this document includes a strategic plan for a sequential, staged-process which introduces teachers to leadership understandings, identifies potential leaders, exposes new leaders to basic theory and practice, and provides an on-going, personal and professional development continuum for practising educational leaders.