ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a theoretical overview that highlights some of the basic psychological principles associated with learning. It explores connections between learning principles and leadership, and presents the discussion to adult learning and professional development. Motivation affects what is learned and how it is learned. Motivation is related to individuals’ emotional states, beliefs, interests and goals, and habits of thinking. The evaluation of learning autonomy is then based on how learners develop their own ideas on the topic, and also how they exchange ideas with others and collaborate. The extension of learning principles to adult learners emerges from a number of core assumptions posited by Knowles. The purpose of the action learning plans was to outline a series of actions that would help rising administrators improve professionally and strengthen their school as a learning community. The chapter concludes by contrasting learner-centered leadership with instructional leadership and raises other challenges to the concept of learner-centered leadership.
