New EAQ Article by CUEL Researchers Cosner and DeVoto Explores How Leadership Coaches Broker More Powerful Learning Experiences for Aspiring Principals

The journal article, Using Leadership Coaching to Strengthen the Developmental Opportunity of the Clinical Experience for Aspiring Principals: The Importance of Brokering and Third-Party Influence was released February 8, 2023, published in Educational Administration Quarterly.  This article by CUEL director, Dr. Shelby Cosner and CUEL affiliate, Dr. Craig DeVoto, represents a continuing deep dive into how coaching can best leverage aspirant principal development.  The authors identify key areas where leadership coaching could assist with ensuring that more consequential developmental leadership tasks could be provided and supported by the mentor principal at the principal internship site. As they conclude, “Our findings suggest an assortment of implications for leadership preparation, the deployment and design of university-based leadership coaches, and the development of such coaches tied to principal preparation.”