Competency-focused internships improved the depth, clarity, and practicality of principal preparation internships compared with hour-accumulation models¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Internships focused on mastery of leadership competencies rather than accumulated observation hours improved the depth, clarity, and practicality of the internship experience. → McIlhagga 2016

Evidence¶

McIlhagga 2016¶

McIlhagga, Doug. (2016). Study Finds Successes, Challenges in Illinois Shift to Intensive Principal Preparation. Illinois Education Research Council at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/navigating-shift-intensive-principal-preparation-illinois-depth-look-stakeholder

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Key finding from the two-year study: under the redesigned policy, internships centered on mastery of leadership competencies rather than accumulated observation hours, and this improved the depth, clarity and practicality of the experience. No quantitative measure is printed.

"Internships focused on the mastery of leadership competencies rather than hours accumulated observing leadership have improved the depth, clarity and practicality of the experience"

Discussion¶

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