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Abstract
This study seeks to broaden the existing knowledge about education and professional development in educational leadership by analysing the characteristics of ‘good’ training programmes according to international theoretical frameworks and to educational leaders’ views. To do so, 100 headteachers of infant, primary and secondary schools were interviewed in the province of Alicante, Spain, and the data were coded and processed using Aquad 6. The results show agreement between the criteria for a good education programme used by the two sources referred to above.
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Author biographies
María J. Hernández is an assistant lecturer in the University of Alicante, Spain, where she works on the pre-service training of pre-school and primary school teachers and the development of research projects. Her particular research focus is teachers’ professional development, school management and administration, and educational leadership.
María A. Martínez is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alicante, Spain. She has published in several international and national educational research journals, and has edited a number of monographs about educational research networks in higher education (14 CDs and 16 books). She is member of several scientific international associations and has participated in number of international research projects.
