A Comparative Study of Leadership Preparation Programs in Gama (Brazil) and the United States

The objective of the study was to determine the relationship, if any, between leadership preparation programs types and, how well school administrators are prepared to set a widely shared vision, develop a school culture, effectively management school operations and resources, collaborate with faculty and community members, act with integrity and understand the context of education in Gama (Brazil) and the United States. The study compares findings from the Adkins (2009) to the findings from this study. Both studies used the School Administrator Preparedness Survey. The survey consists of 93 questions based on the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISSLC) and Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards for education leadership. The findings are similar to those of Adkins (2009) with the exception of creating a shared school vision. The findings also show the array of leadership preparation types in Gama versus the United States. Furthermore, regards of the program types respondents were prepared to create a widely shared vision, develop a school culture, effectively management school operations and resources, collaborate with faculty and community members, act with integrity and understand the context of education. The findings, however, do not provide insight about well school leaders create a widely shared vision, develop a school culture, effectively management school operations and resources, collaborate with faculty and community members, act with integrity and understand the context of education. Additional research is required to understand these issues.