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 Yearsort ascending Publication type
21CSLA Research Brief: Diversifying the Education Workforce Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Hua Luo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim 2022 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 Research Brief: Innovations in Teaching During the Pandemic Hua Luo; Marisol Sánchez Castillo; Joy Esboldt; Moonhawk Kim 2022 21CSLA
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 2021 2021 Leadership Programs
Impact Report: Sustaining Principal Resilience: Early Investigations In Understanding Principal Stress And Support Rebecca Cheung; Meg Stomski; Nathan Gong 2021 FQ3: Critically interrogating systems
How to Increase California’s Educator Workforce Travis J. Bristol; Shelly Gupton; Soo Hyun Han-Harris; Sarah Lillis 2021 Leadership Programs
Rethinking the "Superhero" Principal Narrative Soraya Sablo Sutton; Nate Gong 2021 FQ2: Supporting social justice leaders
Freedman, S.W. “Growing up Divided,” AERA Symposium, Invited Presidential Session, Live Streamed. New York, April, 2018. 2021 Journal Article
Year in Review 2020 2020 Leadership Programs