AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice
This publication is made possible through the generous support of Pearson and Seton Hall University. It is published through the AASA Leadership Development Office.
The AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice is a refereed, blind-reviewed, quarterly journal with a focus on research and evidence-based practice. It is designed to benefit AASA members and full-time and adjunct professors.
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Contact the Editor
Christopher H. Tienken, Ed.D.
Phone: 973-275-2874
E-mail: christopher.tienken@shu.edu
Editorial Review Board
Previous Issues (2007-2004)
 | This publication is made possible through the generous support of Pearson. |
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Summer 2010 (PDF)
Editorial: “Strong Correlations”
Research Articles: “Superintendents As Gatekeepers in the Employment of Alternatively Licensed Principals”
Evidence-Best Practice Articles: “Developing Instructional Leadership Through Collaborative Learning”; “Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Teacher Leadership Can Improve Teacher Retention”
Commentaries: “A Team-Centered Approach to Performance Compensation”; “Branding and Positioning to Satisfy the Customer’s Appetite: An Educational Case Study”
Book Reviews: Toward Excellence with Equity: An Emerging Vision for Closing the Achievement Gap
Spring 2010 (PDF)
Editorial: "A Blueprint for Regressive Education"
Research Articles: “Leadership to Improve Student Achievement: Focus the Culture on Learning”; “South Carolina Superintendents’ Change Style Preferences”; “Correlations Between Perceived Teacher Empowerment and Perceived Sense of Teacher Self-Efficacy”
Best Practice: "What Counts as Knowledge in the Small School District: Superintendents’ Thoughts about Decision-Making"
Book Reviews: Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement
Winter 2010 (PDF)
Editorial: "Common Core National Curriculum Standards: More Questions … and Answers"
Research Articles: “Academic Readiness for College: The Role of School Administrators”; “Is Shared Leadership Right for Your School District?
Commentaries: "A Critical Analysis of Educational Standards"; "Singapore’s Educational Reforms: The Case for Un-Standardizing Curriculum and Reducing Testing"
Fall 2009 (PDF)
Editorial: "National Curriculum Standards: Let’s Think It Over"
Research Article: "Key Skills Influencing Student Achievement"
Articles on Best Practice: "The Three Fs of Classroom Management"; “Managed Teacher Turnover: A Strategy for School Improvement"; "Building Leadership Capacity on a Budget"
Commentaries: "Classroom Assessment: Some Propositions for Superintendents"; "Comments on the Common Core Standards Initiative"
Book Reviews: "Technology Leadership, Management, and Policy: A Primer and Integrative Model for the 21st Century"
Summer 2009 (PDF)
Editorial: “Let’s Delete Rigor and Add Quality”
Research Articles: "An Examination of Professional Goal Plans and Ethical Leadership”; “Full-Day Kindergarten Results in Significant Achievement Gains”
Articles on Best Practice: "Freeing Students to Succeed by Changing Classroom Space”; "School District Mergers: What One District Learned”
Book Review: "Closing the Leadership Gap: How District and University Partnerships Shape Effective School Leaders”
Spring 2009 (PDF)
Editorial: “A Moment of Crisis: We Have Been Here Before”
Research Article: "Teacher Perspectives of School Mistreatment: Implications for District Level Administrators"
Articles on Best Practice: "What to do with ELLs? Creating Sustainable Structures for Serving English Language Learners in Schools”; "Systemic Data-Based Decision Making: A Systems Approach for Using Data in the Schools”; “Meeting the Needs: A Best Practice Grow Your Own School Leader Program”
Commentaries: "Elementary School Mathematics Priorities”; “Precision in the Teaching, Learning, and Communication of Elementary School Mathematics: A Reply to Wilson’s “Elementary School Mathematics Priorities”; “Ten Practical Reflections for School Administrators”
Winter 2009 (PDF)
Research Articles: "Confronting the Unknown: Principal Preparation Training in Issues Related to Special Education"; "Burnout Among Elementary School Principals"; "Novice Superintendents and the Efficacy of Professional Preparation"; "Principals Priority for Technology as an Indicator of Observed Use in Schools"
Articles of Best Practice: "Leading Change Through Cultural Competence"; "Preparing Future Principals to Work with School Counselors"
Commentary: "Carl Upchurch: A Journey from Prisoner Citizen to Educator"
Book Reviews: Effective Communication for School Administrators: A Necessity in an Information Age; The Truth About School Violence: Keeping Healthy Schools Safe
Fall 2008 (PDF)
Research Articles: “Designing Principal Preparation Internships To Strengthen School Leadership”; “The Development and Validation of the Diversity Dispositions Index”; “Evaluation of School Principals Using Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards”; “Superintendents’ Knowledge of Teacher Evaluation Law”
Articles of Best Practice: “Systematically Making Reading the Center of High School”; “Out of the Ashes: Building Leadership and Sustainability Amid the Chaos”; “Foreign Language Academy”
Summer 2008 (PDF)
Article on Systems Thinking: “Transformational Assessment: A Simplified Model of Strategic Planning”
Research Articles: Students’ Reflections on the Relevance and Quality of Highly Ranked Doctoral Programs: Beacons of Leadership Preparation?” “Recruiting and Retaining School Principals: What We Can Learn From Practicing Administrators” “Demographic Trends in Texas Bond Elections”
Articles of Best Practice: “Making the Grade with Diet and Exercise” and “Technology Allows Great Teachers to Speak in Their Students’ Language”
Commentary: “We really do not … talk like this:” Principals in Dialogue”
Book Reviews: Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul; Rethinking Leadership: A Collection of Articles; Awards and Recognition for Exceptional Teachers
Spring 2008 (PDF)
Articles on Systems Thinking: "Systems Thinking in Action: A District Perspective;" "Working the System: Building Capacity for School Change;" "Adopting Team Contracts to Initiate Team Learning;" "Systems Thinking and Students: Relationships, Student Achievement, and the Curriculum"
Research Article: “Assessing Dispositions of Administrative Intern Candidates”
Commentary: “Time to Terminate Toilet Papering”
Book Review: A Leader’s Legacy
Winter 2008 (PDF)
Research Articles on Systems Thinking: "Think Systemically, Act Systematically;" "Where Does Conflict Management Fit in the System’s Leadership Puzzle?;" "One District Account of System-wide Renewal;" "Building Capacity for Professional Learning Communities Through A Systems Approach: A Toolbox for Superintendents"
Commentary on Systems Thinking: "Systems, Not Superheroes"
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Christopher H. Tienken, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Education Leadership, Management, and Policy
Seton Hall University
Jubilee Hall Room 405
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
973-275-2874
E-mail: christopher.tienken@shu.edu
Board of Editors
Associate Editors
Barbara Dean, American Association of School Administrators
Charles Achilles, Seton Hall University
Albert T. Azinger, Illinois State University
Sidney Brown, Alabama State University
Brad Colwell, Southern Illinois University
Theodore B. Creighton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Betty Cox, University of Tennessee, Martin
Gene Davis, Idaho State University, Emeritus
John Decman, University of Houston, Clear Lake
David Dunaway, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Daniel Gutmore, Seton Hall University
Gregory Hauser, Roosevelt University, Chicago
Jane Irons, Lamar University
Thomas Jandris, Concordia University, Chicago
Zach Kelehear, University of South Carolina
Judith A. Kerrins, California State University, Chico
Theodore J. Kowalski, University of Dayton
Nelson Maylone, Eastern Michigan University
Robert S. McCord, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sue Mutchler, Texas Women's University
Margaret Orr, Bank Street College
David J. Parks, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
George E. Pawlas, University of Central Florida
Jerry Robicheau, University of Minnesota, Mankato
Paul M. Terry, University of South Florida
Thomas C. Valesky, Florida Gulf Coast University