Journal of Scholarship & Practice
AASA's refereed, blind-reviewed, quarterly journal with a focus on research and evidence-based practice that advance the profession of education administration.
Please Note: AASA’s Journal of Scholarship and Practice will sunset with the Fall 2026 issue.
For over 20 years, AASA has published the academic journal as a refereed, blind-reviewed, quarterly journal focused on research and evidence-based practice in educational leadership. The journal publishes in the areas of academic achievement, instructional leadership, accountability, educational leadership and school district management. The journal has benefitted AASA members and educators by publishing articles that advance educational administration. Over its lifetime, 208 publications have been published. Since 2015, Dr. Ken Mitchell has donated his time and talent as editor of the Journal, ably supported by Barbara Dean. AASA is deeply indebted to this dynamic pair of educators for creating the successful Journal four times per year for over ten years. Archive copies of AASA’s Journal of Scholarship and Practice can be found at aasa.org/jsp.
Current Issue
2026 Spring Journal of Scholarship and Practice
Previous Issues
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2026 Spring Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue focuses on how leadership preparation, professional learning structures, and intentional communication systems equip leaders to navigate complexity and prevent conflict from escalating into crisis.
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2026 Winter Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue shares the commitment to confront inequities, whether in the paychecks of school leaders or in the programmatic gaps affecting multilingual learners. Reflective of the purpose of this journal, both studies demonstrate how research can inform leadership at a granular, actionable level.
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2025 Fall Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue shares the commitment to confront inequities, whether in the paychecks of school leaders or in the programmatic gaps affecting multilingual learners. Reflective of the purpose of this journal, both studies demonstrate how research can inform leadership at a granular, actionable level.
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2025 Summer Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue highlights individual and organizational improvement through research on school counselors’ views of college benefits and cross-national insights into trust-based accountability systems.
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2025 Spring Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThe theme for this issue is based around leadership, culture and continuous improvement as the articles underscore the importance of grounding educational practices in research to ensure they are effective and sustainable.
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2025 Winter Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue focuses on teachers. "Teachers are too often maligned and undervalued by those who lack understanding of the enormity and complexity of learning and the relationship of skilled and research-informed teaching to maximize it.”
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2024 Fall Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue delves into how school leaders can foster community convergence without compromising personal beliefs, encouraging collaboration among diverse perspectives for the collective good.
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2024 Summer Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue explores themes of proactive leadership, equity audits, early warning systems, and large-scale innovation in education, emphasizing the importance of preparing for the unexpected.
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2024 Spring Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue examines the changing roles of and demands on the modern principal; unprecedented challenges of school safety and mental health; addressing legal yet paradoxical mandates.
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2024 Winter Journal of Scholarship and PracticeThis issue examines a set of complex and common challenges related to equity, technology integration, effects of the pandemic and the design of future-oriented instruction.
Editors
Editorial Review Board
Jessica Anspach, Montclair State University (N.J.)
Brandon Beck, Ossining Public Schools (N.Y.)
Gina Cinotti, Netcong Public Schools (N.J.)
Michael Cohen, Denver Public Schools (Colo.)
Betty Cox, University of Tennessee at Martin (Tenn.)
Vance Dalzin, Carthage College (Wis.)
Mary Lynne Derrington, University of Tennessee (Tenn.)
Ryan Fisk, East Rockaway Public Schools (N.Y.)
Denver J. Fowler, Southern Connecticut State University (Conn.)
Daniel Gutmore, Seton Hall University (N.J.)
Gregory Hauser, Roosevelt University (Ill.)
Steve Hernon, St. John’s University (N.Y.)
Zach Kelehear, Augusta University (Ga.)
Kevin Majewski, Seton Hall University (N.J.)
Joanne Marien, Manhattanville College (N.Y.)
Nelson Maylone, Eastern Michigan University (Mich)
Robert S. McCord, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Nev.)
Barbara McKeon, Broome Street Academy Charter High School (N.Y.)
Margaret “Terry” Orr, Fordham University (N.Y.)
Brian Osborne, Lehigh University (Penn.)
David J. Parks, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Va.)
Joseph Phillips, Manhattanville College (N.Y.)
Joseph Ricca, White Plains City School District (N.Y.)
Thomas C. Valesky, Florida Gulf Coast University (Fla.)
Charles Wheaton, Leadership Services, Granger (Wash.)