Building Global School Leaders

By  | 10/17/2008 | Filed under: Contributors, Globalization, Guest Blogger, Innovation, Technology
How do we convince professional development programs that leaders need a 21st century, global mindset? Are there models of higher education that are consistently, proactively, and effectively building school leaders who are prepared to compete in a knowledge economy? More accurately, are there higher education programs that are producing school leaders that create a school environment that produces innovative, knowledge workers?

As an assistant professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the Watson School of Education, I am actively seeking to answer this question. We mandate that all students in our doctoral program participate in three internships: one domestic, one business, and one international. We currently send budding school leaders to Japan, Belize, and South Africa. We are always looking at the ‘So what?’ question. That is, once folks do this sort of internship, what happens next? Is this enough? Is it a first step? What more should educational leadership programs do to meet the needs of school leaders in the 21st century? How can we build programs that focus on building level issues, global issues, AND technological innovation? Does anyone have any sample school leadership programs to share that are doing a spectacular job of meeting these three vital skills? I would love to hear from the international community too.

 

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Dr. Jayson W. Richardson is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. His research interests include information and communication technology for development and technology leadership in less developed nations. He conducted his dissertation research on an ICT in education project while working at UNESCO in Cambodia.

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  1. moravec (John Moravec) on 10/17/2008 at 5:17

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