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
The Case of Assessment Center: How the purpose, logic and experience of an embedded performance assessment of school leaders is built around an epistemology of practice Jessica Charles; Rebecca Cheung; Kristin Rosekrans 2016 Leadership Programs
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
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
Year in Review 2020 2020 Leadership Programs
Year in Review 2021 2021 Leadership Programs