School leadership is incredibly important, but that doesn't mean training school leaders is easy! This new evaluation out of Argentina by @SamFreel & @AGanimian shows that training workshops don't always deliver. [short thread] https://twitter.com/aganimian/status/1351919899958980608
El estudio también está disponible in español!
"LA FORMACIÓN DE DIRECTORES ¿PUEDE MEJORAR
LA GESTIÓN ESCOLAR? EVIDENCIA A CORTO PLAZO
DE UN EXPERIMENTO EN ARGENTINA"
https://www.funcas.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alejandro-J.-Ganimian-Samuel-Hansen.pdf
"LA FORMACIÓN DE DIRECTORES ¿PUEDE MEJORAR
LA GESTIÓN ESCOLAR? EVIDENCIA A CORTO PLAZO
DE UN EXPERIMENTO EN ARGENTINA"
https://www.funcas.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alejandro-J.-Ganimian-Samuel-Hansen.pdf
Improved selection of school principals may be crucial, as many believe was part of the educational transformation of one of Brazil's municipalities. http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/444581593599662264/pdf/Getting-Education-Right-State-and-Municipal-Success-in-Reform-for-Universal-Literacy-in-Brazil.pdf
I suspect that some of the same principles that apply to teacher professional development also apply to improving practices among school leaders. https://twitter.com/DaveEvansPhD/status/1354500054585913349