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 type
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
Annual Update 2019 2019 Leadership Programs
PLI: The First 20 Years Rebecca Cheung; Nancy Parachini; John Rogers 2019 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
Impact Report: Leadership Support Program Rebecca Cheung; Nathan Gong 2019 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
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
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
PLI Annual Update 2018 2018 Leadership Programs
Defining Teacher Leadership: A Framework Rebecca Cheung; Thomas Reinhardt; Elisa Stone; Judith Warren Little 2018 FQ3: Critically interrogating systems