UCEA Task Force

In 2001 an informal work group formed at UCEA to explore the evaluation needs and priorities of the leadership preparation field. Out of this work group formed a national taskforce co-sponsored by the UCEA Executive Committee and the Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership-SIG (formerly the TEA-SIG) of the American Educational Research Association. The taskforce established three purposes:

to conduct comparative evaluation of evaluate leadership preparation programs’ impact on their graduates and the PreK – 12 schools that they lead;
to develop research designs, methods, and instruments that can be replicated and refined through study in multiple institutions and settings to facilitate on-going knowledge development on leadership preparation both nationally and internationally; and
to engage the leadership preparation field more broadly in the individual and comparative study of their programs’ effectiveness and impact.

Since its beginning, the Taskforce has made significant progress on all three goals, generating significant research findings, methodology and instrumentation and greatly broadening the participation of researchers and evaluators in the study of leadership preparation and its effectiveness. The Taskforce meets semi-annually at UCEA and AERA for working sessions on methodology and research findings, and supporting new initiatives and emerging scholars. It remains a voluntary group, representing public and private higher education institutions nationwide.

To view the Taskforce blog, please click the link: http://uceataskforce.blogspot.com

Taskforce Membership

Terry Orr, Co-chair	Bank Street College
Diana Pounder, Co-chair	University of Utah
Pat Marcellino	Adelphi University
Arnold Danzig	Arizona State University
Judith Alston	Ashland University
Fran Kochan	Auburn University
Julie Edmister	Bowling Green State University
Jenny Tripses	Bradley University
George Petersen	California Polytechnic State University
Janie Lindle	Clemson University
Ruth Silverberg	College of Staten Island
Elaine Wilmore	Dallas Baptist University
Lew Smith	Fordham University
CarolKochhar-Bryant	George Washington University
Virginia Roach	George Washington University
Karen Osterman	Hofstra University
Eustace Thompson	Hofstra University
Monica Byrne-Jimenez	Hofstra University
Robert Kottkamp	Hofstra University (emeritus)
Martha McCarthy	Indiana University
Justin Bathon	Indiana University
Sandy Harris	Lamar University
Maggie Barber	Lehigh University
Robert Watson	Missouri State University
Whitney Sherman	Old Dominion University
Brenda LeTendre	Pittsburg State University
Brenda Roberts	Pittsburg State University
Gini Doolittle	Rowan University
Jerry Waddle	Southeastern Missouri State
Kathy O’Neill	Southern Regional Educational Board
Kaety Lad	St. Mary’s College
Bruce Kramer	St. Thomas University
Stephen Jacobson, UCEA liaison	State University of New York-Buffalo
Julie Ballenger	Stephen F. Austin State University
Danna Beaty	Tarleton State University
JoAnn Barbour	Texas Women University
Susan Korach	University of Denver
Donald Hackmann	University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Liz Hollingworth	University of Iowa
Bruce Baker	University of Kansas
Tricia Browne-Ferrigno. LTEL-SIG liaison	University of Kentucky
Margaret Grogan	University of Missouri
Brenden Maxcy	University of Missouri
Jennifer Friend, Secretary	University of Missouri-Kansas City
Miles Bryant	University of Nebraska
Edie Rusch	University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Allison Borden	University of New Mexico
Bill Black	University of South Florida
Bruce Kramer	University of St. Thomas
Alan Shoho	University of Texas
Michelle Young	University of Texas-Austin
Ed Fuller	University of Texas-Austin
Pamela Tucker	University of Virginia
Marilyn J. Bartlett	University of South Florida-St Petersburg
Kathleen Jorgissen	Western Carolina State University
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