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 typesort ascending
PLI Impact Report: Diversifying The Principal Workforce Rebecca Cheung 2017 FQ3: Critically interrogating systems
Defining Teacher Leadership: A Framework Rebecca Cheung; Thomas Reinhardt; Elisa Stone; Judith Warren Little 2018 FQ3: Critically interrogating systems
Impact Report: Sustaining Principal Resilience: Early Investigations In Understanding Principal Stress And Support Rebecca Cheung; Meg Stomski; Nathan Gong 2021 FQ3: Critically interrogating systems
Rethinking the "Superhero" Principal Narrative Soraya Sablo Sutton; Nate Gong 2021 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Improving Leader Retention and Self Efficacy through Induction: PLI Leadership Support Program’s Promising Results Rebecca Cheung; Nathan Gong; Viet Nguyen 2019 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Performance Assessment of Aspiring School Leaders Grounded in an Epistemology of Practice: A Case Study Jessica E. Charles; Rebecca Cheung; Kristin Rosekrans 2019 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Laying the Foundation (LtF): A Framework for Integrating Performative Modalities in Social Justice School Leadership Programs Rebecca Cheung; Pierre Tchetgen 2020 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Understanding How a Leaders of Color Network Supports the Retention of a Diverse Leader Workforce Rebecca Cheung; Nate Gong 2022 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Impact Report: Flying With Our Own Wings: The Essential Role Of Leaders In Supporting Pedagogical Mentoring Soraya Sablo Sutton; María Rojas Concha 2020 FQ1: Social justice and equity leadership in practice
Tipping the Balance: Social Justice Leaders Allying with Marginalized Youth to Increase Student Voice and Activism Rebecca Cheung; Chuck Flores; Soraya Sablo-Sutton 2019 FQ1: Social justice and equity leadership in practice