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This article presents information on a new, successful, leadership development program designed to target and strengthen key performance skills. The technology outlined in the article couples pedagogy with video and computer technology. The resulting Professional Enhancement Program (PEP) has demonstrated its effectiveness for improving the performance of prospective and practicing school leaders and is currently used in twenty sites across seven states in the United States.
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Lepard, D.H. Using Peers and Technology to Strengthen Leadership. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education 16, 11–28 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019983724987
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