Leadership Programs Research and Publications

Our research investigates how educational leaders learn to lead for equity in TK–12 education through three Focal Questions. 

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  • Focal Question 1: What does equity and justice-focused leadership look like in practice?

  • Focal Question 2: How are equity and justice leaders effectively developed and sustained?

  • Focal Question 3: How must educational systems be transformed to be more equitable and just?

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Leadership Programs Research: Complete Archive

Title Author Year Publication type
21CSLA Brief: Professional and Social Support Networks for California Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) Teachers (Part 1) Meg Stomski; Rebecca Cheung 2025 Leadership Programs
Leadership Programs 2024 in Review 2025 Leadership Programs
21CSLA Brief: Finding Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Part 4) Meg Stomski; Rebecca Cheung 2025 Leadership Programs
Cultivating Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Voices from Principals in the U.S. Rebecca Cheung; Meg Stomski; Chunyan Yang; Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu 2024 Leadership Programs
21CSLA Research-Practice Brief: Designing with Equity Quennie Dong; Aki Murata; Xueqin Lin; Rebecca Cheung 2024 21CSLA
Universal Transitional Kindergarten Leadership Initiative: 2024 Status Report 2024 Leadership Programs
Berkeley Leaders for Equity and Democracy Overview 2024 Leadership Programs
21CSLA Research-Practice Brief: Approaching Research–Practice Partnerships Joy Esboldt; Annie Bae; Alison Munzer 2024 21CSLA
21CSLA Research-Practice Webinar Highlights: Centering Our Most Vulnerable Students 2024 21CSLA
21CSLA Research-Practice Brief: Equity-Driven Leadership in Rural Education Annie Bae; Joy Esboldt; Alison Munzer 2024 21CSLA