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This chapter describes a development program for new leaders in British Columbia, Canada. Three main sources informed this program: case study analysis of Canadian school leaders involved in action research and team inquiry; the research evidence about school leadership from studies by Leithwood and his colleagues; and the findings and recommendations from Huber’s study of international leadership development programs. The program is intended to create an evidence-informed approach to school leadership development and to establish a distributed team of leaders who will make a significant difference to the learning of young people in their schools. The initial program results are promising and warrant further research. This chapter reports on the evidence used to inform the program content, emphasizes the importance of inquiry-mindedness for new leaders, and describes the program design elements based on international leadership research findings.
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Kaser, L., Halbert, J. (2010). Developing New School Leaders: Application of International and Local Knowledge to Practice. In: Huber, S. (eds) School Leadership - International Perspectives. Studies in Educational Leadership, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3501-1_13
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