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

Titlesort descending Author Year Publication type
“That’s So PLI”: Modeling Collaboration, Accountability, and Inclusion in UC’s Principal Leadership Institutes 2010 Leadership Programs
‘Buen mentor’ y ‘buena mentoría’ según actores de programas de inducción a directores novatos chilenos Carolina Cuéllar Becerra; María Paz González Vallejos; María Jesús Espinosa Aguirre; Rebecca Cheung 2019 Leadership Programs
21CSLA Practice Brief: Educational Innovations Spurred by the Pandemic Joy Esboldt; Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Moonhawk Kim 2022 21CSLA
21CSLA Practice Brief: Insights from California’s TK Educators and Leaders Joy Esboldt; Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Moonhawk Kim 2023 21CSLA
21CSLA Project Brief: Finding Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from School Leaders Meg Stomski; Xueqin Lin; Hua Luo; Rebecca Cheung; Chunyan Yang 2022 21CSLA
21CSLA Project Brief: Finding Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from School Leaders (Part 2) Meg Stomski; Xueqin Lin; Hua Luo; Aukeem A. Ballard; Rebecca Cheung; Chunyan Yang 2022 21CSLA
21CSLA Research Brief: Diversifying the Education Workforce Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Hua Luo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim 2022 21CSLA
21CSLA Research Brief: Innovations in Teaching During the Pandemic Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim 2022 21CSLA
21CSLA Research Brief: Insights for Educators and School Leaders: Understanding and Addressing Online Hate Speech Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim; Aki Murata; Alison Munzer 2023 21CSLA
21CSLA Research Brief: Preparing California School Leaders for Young Learners in the UTK Initiative Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim 2022 21CSLA