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New Mindsets: The Promise of Employing Adult Learning and Development for Educational Leaders' Learning

New Mindsets: The Promise of Employing Adult Learning and Development for Educational Leaders' Learning

Ellie Drago-Severson, Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski
ISBN13: 9781466658721|ISBN10: 146665872X|EISBN13: 9781466658738
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5872-1.ch010
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Drago-Severson, Ellie, and Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski. "New Mindsets: The Promise of Employing Adult Learning and Development for Educational Leaders' Learning." Andragogical and Pedagogical Methods for Curriculum and Program Development, edited by Viktor Wang and Valerie C. Bryan, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 195-217. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5872-1.ch010

APA

Drago-Severson, E. & Maslin-Ostrowski, P. (2014). New Mindsets: The Promise of Employing Adult Learning and Development for Educational Leaders' Learning. In V. Wang & V. Bryan (Eds.), Andragogical and Pedagogical Methods for Curriculum and Program Development (pp. 195-217). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5872-1.ch010

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Drago-Severson, Ellie, and Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski. "New Mindsets: The Promise of Employing Adult Learning and Development for Educational Leaders' Learning." In Andragogical and Pedagogical Methods for Curriculum and Program Development, edited by Viktor Wang and Valerie C. Bryan, 195-217. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5872-1.ch010

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Abstract

The authors situate this chapter within the context of contemporary educational leadership where leaders face technical and adaptive challenges that are increasing in complexity and quantity. In many cases, these are challenges for which they could not have been prepared (e.g., new accountability measures). While adult learning and adult developmental theories have been employed widely to support adults' learning and development in other sectors, they are only recently being employed to inform the practice and preparation of school leaders. Therefore, the authors describe seminal theories of adult learning and development as a promising foundation to improve curriculum and learning spaces for aspiring and practicing leaders. These theoretical lenses are helpful for curriculum design and content in Pre-K-20 learning centers and also higher education. Put simply, research establishes that employing these will more fully equip leaders to support other adults' learning and development in their communities in order to meet complex educational challenges.

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