چکیده (انگلیسی):

Higher education today is confronted with increasing marketization and aggressive regulation of
the public sector. In an attempt to address these challenging issues, public universities are
undergoing unprecedented change, particularly Colleges of Education. Redesigning educational
leadership preparation programs, working in partnership with local school districts, and
embedding field work are just some of the strategies that Colleges of Education have
implemented to address these challenges. Now some states are requiring their public institutions
to justify their educational leadership preparation programs’ existence by showing the difference
their program makes to their graduates and to the field. This article first discusses the reasons
why educational leadership preparation programs need to show performance, value, and impact
with a specific focus on Florida. Second, the article questions whether program faculty currently
has the capacity to gather program impact data. Finally, the article describes strategies that
program faculty can implement in order to develop robust impact statements.