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EDUCATION: LEADERSHIP


American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

•  “The American Association of School Administrators, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across America and many other countries”
•  Mission: “To support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children”
•  Primary audience: elementary, middle school and high school public school leaders
•  Links to sites for 21 topics on school educational leadership
•  Includes information on AASA’s role in policy/legislation, state affiliates
•  Also includes information on AASA’s membership, conferences/meetings, career guidance (online job listings, professional development advice), news, publications, scholarships
•  Excellent; the oldest – and one of the most prestigious – associations/organizations for the public school educational sector


Education: Leadership & Policy Studies

•  Maintained by Betty Ronayne, California State University at Sacramento Library
•  Guide to the library’s print resources, databases and Internet resources
•  Print resources include dictionaries/encyclopedias/handbooks, funding sources, research/writing/style guides, journals; many of these should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases are restricted to the California State University at Sacramento community; they should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Links to websites for higher education, professional associations/organizations
•  Annotations accompany all resources
•  Includes “tips” on constructing productive subject searches in online library catalogs
•  Last updated June 2005
•  Excellent; not extensive but offers a great selection of resources for many facets of educational administration/leadership


Education Administration/Leadership

•  Maintained by the Reference Department, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University; originally created by David Nowak
•  Guide to utilizing the library’s print resources, databases and locating Internet resources
•  Resources are organized as follows: general reference resources, evaluation and assessment, databases/indexes/abstracts, statistics, general Web resources, professional organizations
•  Print resources discussed here include encyclopedias/dictionaries, education law, research methodology, evaluation/assessment, education statistical compendiums; many should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases are restricted to the Mississippi State University community; many should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Links to websites for testing, educational research institutes, statistical reports, clearinghouses, professional associations/organizations
•  Annotations accompany all resources
•  Excellent; not extensive but offers a great selection of resources for many facets of educational administration/leadership


Education World: School Administrators Center

•  Sponsored by EDmin.com, a “learning management solution” company
•  This is a sub-page of “Education World,” a meta-site for teachers and administers
•  “School Administrators Center” links to hundreds of practical articles on issues of concern to school administrators
•  Also contains an archived articles directory accessible by topic
•  Contains other “Education World” resources, including news, glossary, professional development information, “World School Directory” (K-12, secondary, college/university)
•  Searchable
•  Outstanding; this is one of the most comprehensive resources for practical information on a wide variety of issues of interest for school administrators, as well as numerous other aspects of the educational field


Educational Administration

•  Maintained by Ohio University Libraries
•  Guide to library’s print resources, databases and Internet resources
•  Print resources include encyclopedias, statistical sources, directories, journals; many of these should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases (which include abstracts/indexes) are restricted to the Ohio University community; they should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Links to websites for directories, educational research institutes, professional associations/organizations
•  Excellent; not extensive but very useful for beginning research


Educational Leadership Subject Guide

•  Maintained by Gloria Beck for Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University
•  “This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of materials that are most useful for locating information in this field”
•  Guide to the library’s print resources, databases and Internet resources
•  Print resources include dictionaries/encyclopedias; these may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases (which also include journal indexes/abstracts) are restricted to the Virginia State University community; many should be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Links to websites for professional associations/organizations, educational research institute
•  Excellent annotations accompany each link
•  Excellent; not extensive, but a great place to begin basic research


Educator’s Reference Desk: Educational Management

•  Maintained by the Information Institute of Syracuse
•  This is a sub-page of the “Educator’s Reference Desk,” an online directory of resources in 12 primary areas of education
•  The primary focus of “Educational Management” concentrates on the following types of resources: “archived responses,” internet sites, “online communities,” organizations
•  In addition to the general resources listed above, “Educational Management” sub-divides into 17 topical areas (community relationships, education reform, personnel, school safety, etc.) which follow the resource types established for the general resources
•  Comprehensiveness of information on topical areas varies widely
•  Annotations accompany each link
•  Many of the links are from academic sites, research institutes, professional associations/organizations
•  Outstanding; this sub-page and its parent page provide practical insight into many issues facing educators today; Internet links for both topics and organizations are excellent, but the best feature of this site is its inclusion of “archived responses,” and “online communities,” which provide invaluable ways to gauge what other practitioners in the field are thinking/doing


National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management

•  Maintained by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education (DOE)
•  Mission: “To provide national leadership and support to develop and disseminate information that helps guide the design and implementation of effective governance strategies, coherent policy formation, reasonable management decisions, and equitable finance allocations that will support high-levels of learning by all students”
•  The Institute’s activities include the following: “support research directly,” “design and manage grants,” “support field-initiated studies,” “provide technical assistance”
•  Links to additional DOE resources for statistics, reports, articles and research/development centers
•  Provides information on the Institute’s programs/activities, funding, and support of R&D centers
•  Excellent; although this site was last updated in 2001, it still links to many of the best federal sites for coordinating and supporting research efforts for many facets of educational administration/leadership


Resources in Educational Administration

•  Maintained by Bill McInerney, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, Purdue University
•  Links to over 100 sites for the following: “general resources” for educational administration/educational policy, resources/journals for K-12 education, resources/journals for higher education
•  Resources include professional associations/organizations, state education agencies, research institutes, journals/newsletters, policy manuals
•  Short annotations accompany each link
•  Excellent; not comprehensive, but it offers a good mix of practical sites for beginning research in this field


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh, 1/06; links last checked 12/07

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