Educational Leadership and Administration

Abstract

This paper recounts one instructor's importing action research into teaching to improve a Tier II Professional Administrative Services Credential program at a public university inCalifornia.The state and local context is described, why and how the action research was conducted, and the lessons that emerged about what advanced students need, prefer, and value are included.The findings of this case are of interest to leadership preparation faculty in general, and specifically to those faculty redesigning credential programs to compete with the growing number of newly authorized non-university credential paths. Prologue Student evaluation comments BEFORE using action research into teaching:The whole Tier II program is a huge burden for anyone who is working as a full time administrator; I am participating in this course because it is required by the state; content needs to be presented more practi-

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