Michelle D. YoungMichelle D. Young

Executive Director, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Educational Administration
Public School Executive Leadership Program

Office: SZB 310B

Phone: 471-7280
Fax: 471-5975
E-Mail: michelleyoung@austin.utexas.edu

Mailing Address

The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Educational Administration
UCEA, 1 University Station D5400
Austin, Texas 78712-0374
UTMailCode: D5400

Office Hours

Because my work takes me out of the office a great deal, students should make an appointment to see me by emailing me at michelleyoung@austin.utexas.edu

Profile

Michelle D. Young is the Executive Director of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and an associate professor in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas. Currently, her scholarship focuses on educational leadership and policy, with a particular emphasis on the politics, policy and practice of leadership preparation. Young is the recipient of the William J. Davis award for the most outstanding article published in a volume of the Educational Administration Quarterly. Her work has been widely published and is internationally recognized for its quality and impact. The organization she leads, UCEA, is an international consortium of research institutions with doctoral programs in educational leadership and administration. As Executive Director of UCEA, Young works with universities, practitioners, professional organizations and state and national leaders to improve the preparation and practice of school and school system leaders and to create a dynamic base of knowledge on excellence in educational leadership.

Terminal Degree

PhD in Educational Policy and Planning, The University of Texas-Austin

Representative Publications

Young, M. D., Crow, G., Orr, T., Ogawa, R., Creighton, T. (2005). An educative look to educating school leaders. UCEA Review, 47 (2), 1-5.

Young, M.D., Petersen, G.J., & Short, P.M. (2002). The complexity of substantive reform: A call for interdependence among key stakeholders. Educational Administration Quarterly, 38 (2), 137-175.

Young, M. D., & Mcleod, S. (2001). Flukes, opportunities and planned interventions: Factors affecting women’s decisions to enter educational administration. Educational Administration Quarterly, 37 (4) 430-462.

Young, M. D. (2000). Considering (irreconcilable?) contradictions in cross-group feminist research. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 13 (6), 558-588.

Young, M. D. (1999). Multifocal educational policy research: Toward a method for enhancing traditional educational policy studies. American Educational Research Journal, 36(4), 677-714.

 

Recent Awards

  • William J. Davis Award, Educational Administration Quarterly, 2001-2002
  • Commitment to Diversity Award, The College of Education at the University of Iowa, 1999-2000
  • Commitment to Diversity Award, The College of Education at the University of Iowa, 1998-1999

Boards, Committees and Associations

  • Executive Director, the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) 2000-present
  • Division A-AERA Executive Committee, Secretary, spring 2006-2008
  • National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Principals Preparation Task Force, 2004 to present
  • Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Governance Board and National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners, 2003 to present.
  • Advisory Board, Wallace Educational Foundation, 2002 to present.
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Current Research Projects and Grants

National Study of Educational Leadership Program and Degree Expansion

National Study of School Superintendency Curriculum

National Study of the Evaluation and Reward of Educational Leadership Faculty in Research Extensive Institutions

Current Courses

Critical Policy Analysis (spring 2007)

Research Interests and Expertise

Educational Leadership Preparation and Practice

Application of Theory in Educational Policy Analysis

Politics of Equity as Related to Race, Class and Gender

Last Updated : August 12th 2008, 09:40:43 AM


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