Open AccessGrowing Your Own Educational Leaders: Implications for Rural School Districts and Institutions of Higher Education
Author(s) -
John R. McConnell,
Benita G. Bruster,
Cheryl Lambert,
James H. Thompson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the rural educator/the rural educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2643-9662
pISSN - 0273-446X
DOI - 10.35608/ruraled.v42i3.1134
Subject(s) - demographics , principal (computer security) , state (computer science) , educational leadership , state policy , political science , economic growth , public relations , public administration , medical education , sociology , pedagogy , policy analysis , medicine , economics , demography , algorithm , computer science , operating system
The purpose of this article is to examine a ‘grow your own’ model of leadership preparation and placement of educational administrators in the state of Tennessee. The growing need for school and district administrators in the rural counties of Tennessee mirrors a nationwide issue, and state policymakers and practitioners must respond appropriately to sustain adequate K-12 educational leadership that is representative of state demographics. Recommendations for policy and practice are provided for state and local education agencies as well as principal preparation programs in higher education.