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Using open-ended qualitative interviews and methodology inspired by Collins (2001), the study identifies recurrent patterns in what “superstar” principals do well. It also critiques the empirical foundation of ISLLC and related standards, noting reliance on consensus and craft knowledge rather than strong evidence linking standards to student performance. 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Streshly  \nSan Diego State University  \nSusan Penny Gray  \nSan Diego State University  \nThis discussion focuses on a research project designed to identify critical leadership behaviors and characteristics of very successful elementary school principals. The project which ultimately became a book published jointly by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and Corwin Press used research methodology inspired by Collins’ work (2001) to analyze a series of intensive conversations with six highly successful principals. The goal was to find out more about what superstar principals do well. The purposes of the project were to gain insights in order to improve educational leadership programs and to shed light on the type of preparation that makes a great school administrator. Open-ended qualitative interviews were used to identify recurrent patterns as described by Merriam (1998) . The discussion concludes with a summary of implications of this research for improvement of educational leadership programs.  \nIntroduction  \nDuring the past twenty-five years, a sizable amount of evidence has accumulated to support the notion that the principal plays a major role in the success of a school and the achievement of its students. It seems strange, however, that sound, empirical research-based knowledge about how to prepare great principals is, at best, sparse (Davis, Darling-Hammond, LaPointe, & Meyerson, 2005) . This state of affairs was particularly unsettling to the members of the faculty at our university as we contemplated redesigning our educational leadership and administration programs. More than a decade earlier, we participated in the Danforth Foundation’s Principal Preparation Network and incorporated what we thought were important concepts, knowledge, and effective leadership practices in our programs. Moreover, our department was familiar with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards and California’s standards. Nonetheless, we continued to be concerned by the dearth of empirical research supporting the content of the standards, especially since these standards would soon shape our educational leadership and administrator preparation programs.  \nCAPEA Education Leadership and Administration, Vol. 20—2008  \n116 ©2010 DEStech Publications, Inc.  \nA Close Look at Six Super Star Principals 117  \nThe ISSLC Standards  \nSome of the knowledge, dispositions, and performances prescribed by the ISLLC standards are supported by sound empirical evidence, and some are just good common sense. For example, most of us would agree with ISSLC that school administrators should have “knowledge and understanding of operational procedures at the school and district level.” Most of the standards, however, are craft knowledge or “best practices.” For instance, what real evidence do we have that improved school performance is linked with a school administrator’s disposition toward “the principles in the Bill of Rights,” suggested by ISSLC?  \nThe origin of this craft knowledge usually comes from brainstorming sessions with prominent educators and experts. In addition, the ISLLC standards and many of their state level counterparts are also “validated”(Murphy, 2005, p. 166) . This means they were read and judged to be accurate by a large number of the same experts who developed them in the first place. In a sharp criticism of the process, English (2005) recalled that Educational Testing Service used fourteen “subject-matter experts” to conduct a “job analysis.” This resulted in statements about the responsibilities and knowledge areas needed by beginning school administrators. These statements were mailed to more than 10,000 principals who then validated them. Ninety-five percent of these principals judged the knowledge areas to be important, and 97% said the responsibility statements were impo","cbCailHwUY8qVLgv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailHwUY8qVLgv","pdf",56725,"English","# Introduction\n## The ISSLC Standards\n## Applying Good to Great Research to Educational Leadership Programs","[{\"question\":\"What was the main purpose of studying six successful elementary school principals?\",\"answer\":\"To identify critical leadership behaviors and characteristics of very successful principals, and to determine what “superstar” principals do well for improving educational leadership programs.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the study use qualitative research methods?\",\"answer\":\"Open-ended qualitative interviews were conducted with the six principals to identify recurrent patterns, following an approach described by Merriam (1998).\"},{\"question\":\"Why do the authors question the evidence behind ISLLC standards?\",\"answer\":\"Some standards are supported by empirical evidence, while others are craft knowledge; the text argues that there is limited research connecting the standards to student performance, the schools’ ultimate mission.\"}]","A Close Look at Six Super Star Principals - Implications for Educational Leadership and Administration Programs | PDF",1792096235,23]