A deeper understanding about the impact of school leadership as a means for promoting social justice anddemocracy especially in the Deep South are needed. The ongoing outcomes of Southeastern Louisiana University’s school leader preparation program may provide better understandings of how tointegrate powerful transformative and instructional learning experiences into preparation program design, content, and fieldexperience to develop leadership capacity. There is much to be learned as these new leadership preparation programs unfoldthroughout the nation. It is hoped that an ever-evolving research base will help all institutions of school leadership preparationand professional development to learn from each other.
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