Journal of Scholarship & Practice Articles
Browse all articles from the Journal of Scholarship & Practice.
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          January 01, 2018 Do Candidates’ Gender and Professional Experience Influence Superintendent Selection Decisions?Type:Article Topics: Access & OpportunityThis study examined whether superintendent candidates’ and school board chairpersons’ gender and candidates’ professional background impact resume screening decisions.
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          December 01, 2017 Does Money Really Matter? Investing in the Future of Hispanic StudentsType:Article Topics: Finance & BudgetsThis study examined the relationship between school funding and graduation rates of Hispanic students.
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          December 01, 2017 Innovative Online Doctoral Course on the Pre-Service Exploration of the SuperintendencyType:Article Topics: Leadership DevelopmentThe purpose of this article is to illustrate an innovative online doctoral course on the pre-service exploration of the superintendency in order to advocate for effective teaching practices in response to calls from the field.
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          December 01, 2017 Peak Performance Under Pressure: How to Achieve Extraordinary Results Under the Most Difficult CircumstancesType:Article Topics: District & School OperationsSuperintendents are under pressure to perform nearly every day, as nearly anything can happen, and often the unexpected occurs, bringing even more pressure.
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          December 01, 2017 District Leaders Must Empower Parents in Trump’s AmericaType:Article Topics: District & School OperationsOn the morning of November 8, 2016, Reuters announced that Hillary Clinton had a 90 percent chance of winning the presidential election.
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          September 01, 2017 Interactions between Teachers’ Attribution for Student Learning and Implementation of Evidence-Based PracticesType:Article Topics:This study investigated interactions between evidence-based practices implemented and attributions of factors contributing to achievement of student learning objectives.
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          September 01, 2017 A Renewed Call to Action: Update Principal Selection MethodsType:Article Topics:Many states have committed to adoption of Common Core State Standards, necessitating extensive preparation for both teachers and students
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          September 01, 2017 Excellence vs Equality: Can Society Achieve Both GoalsType:Article Topics:The book’s subject is timely with a national conversation focused on the income divide as described by such current contrasts as “Wall Street” vs “Main Street”, “1 percent” vs “99 percent”, “Tax Payers” vs “Takers”
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          September 01, 2017 Administrators Gaming Test- and Observation-Based Teacher Evaluation Methods: To Conform To or Confront the SystemType:Article Topics:In this commentary, we discuss three types of data manipulations that can occur within teacher evaluation methods: artificial inflation, artificial deflation, and artificial conflation.
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          July 01, 2017 Collective Impact: What Does It Mean for Educational Leaders?Type:Article Topics: Advocacy & PolicyDue to local, state, and national accountability measures, school reform efforts have become critical of many legislative agendas.