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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What does equity and justice-focused leadership look like in practice?

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How are equity and justice leaders effectively developed and sustained?

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How must educational systems be transformed to be more equitable and just?

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Leadership Programs Research: Complete Archive

Titlesort ascending Author Year Publication type
PLI Annual Update 2014 2014 Leadership Programs
PLI Annual Update 2013 2013 Leadership Programs
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
Leadership Programs Policy Brief: Preparing California’s principals for Universal Transitional Kindergarten: Lessons from other states 2023 Leadership Programs
Leadership Programs 2023 in Review 2024 Leadership Programs
Leadership Programs 2022 in Review 2023 Leadership Programs
Leadership Connection Rubric: Supporting Equity in the Schools We Need (2nd Edition) Lynda Tredway; Rebecca Cheung; Viet Nguyen; Daphannie Stephens; Linda Leader-Picone; Janette Hernandez 2015 FQ1: Social justice and equity leadership in practice
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
Initial Impact of the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) Policy on Preparation Programs Karen Kearney; Heather Mattson; Rebecca Cheung; Reino Makkonen 2018 Leadership Programs
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

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