Organization and School Leadership Faculty Publications and Presentations
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Submissions from 2024
Faculty-Leadership as an Internal Revolution: Advancing Mentoring Practices Through Cultural Proficiency and Awareness at HSIs and eHSIs, Israel Aguilar, Neda Goerlitz Ramirez, and Munube Yilmaz
Faculty Perceptions of Online Instruction and Educational Technology in Higher Education, Raul Nick Cabrera, Velma D. Menchaca, Marie Simonsson, and Hilda Silva
Texas School Social Workers: Demographics, Work Characteristics, A. Gandaria, George Padilla, and Velma D. Menchaca
At-Risk Freshmen Student Retention After STEM Intervention, Edna Orozco and George Padilla
Money Matters to All Students, George Padilla and Michelle H. Abrego
Submissions from 2023
The Impact of Distance Learning on Nontraditional High School Student’s Attendance at a predominant Hispanic Alternative High School in South Texas, Teresita De Saro, Alejandro Garcia, and Velma D. Menchaca
Managing Enrollment Strategically Both Formally and Informally, Magdalena Hinojosa, Paula Luff, and PJ Woolston
Texas School Social Workers: Who and Where are They?, George Padilla, Velma D. Menchaca, and Astrid Gandaria
University Faculty Perceptions of Professional Development: Impact and Effectiveness, Claudia Vela, Velma D. Menchaca, and Hilda Silva
Submissions from 2022
ACADEMIC PATHWAYS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS: “IF I COULD DO 12 YEARS IN PRISON, WHY CAN’T I DO 12 YEARS IN COLLEGE.”, Melissa Abeyta
Elementary Teachers’ and Principals’ Concerns in the Implementation of Inclusion in a South Texas School District, Lauren Y. Arce, Velma D. Menchaca, Hilda Silva, and Karen M. Watt
Graduate Student’s Perceptions of Academic Coaches in Accelerated Online Courses, Rosalinda Hernandez and Alejandro Garcia
Effective School Parent Relations in High-Performing Schools in South Texas, George Padilla and Roberto Zamora
Lessons Learned: Effective Reading Practices For The Struggling Reader, Maria M. Salaiz, Marie Simonsson, and Velma D. Menchaca
System-level Leaders’ Local Control of Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Under Every Student Succeeds Act, Douglas Wieczorek, Israel Aguilar, and Ian M. Mette
Submissions from 2021
Latina Female Superintendents Securing Positions in Small Rural School Districts, Irma Castillo, Velma D. Menchaca, and Veronica Lopez-Estrada
The impact of GSAs, school size, and geographic location on school climate in South Texas, Heraclio Flores, Israel Aguilar, Jonathan McPhetres, and Frank Hernandez
The Relationship between Cardiovascular Fitness and Body Mass Index to Student Achievement in 5th Grade Hispanic Children of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Maricela Hernandez, Rosalinda Hernandez, and Alejandro Garcia
The Impact of Advancement Via Individual Determination on the College Readiness of First-Generation Hispanic Students in an Urban South Texas High School, William Morley, Karen M. Watt, Marie Simonsson, and Hilda Silva
Effective School Leadership: School Staff And Parent Perceptions, George Padilla, Federico Guerra, and Roberto Zamora
School Counselors' Use of a Multitier System of Support to Foster Safe School Experiences and Respond to School Violence, George Padilla, Clarissa L. Salinas, Javier Cavazos Vela, and James F. Whittenberg
The Role of the School District in High-Performance Title One Schools in South Texas, George Padilla, Roberto Zamora, and Federico Guerra
Social Justice: School Administrative Staff Perceptions of Strengths, Challenges, and Training Needs in Section 504-Only Services, Dora Diana Rodriguez, Velma D. Menchaca, and George Padilla
Engaging the Families of ELs and Immigrants: Ideas, Resources, and Activities, Renee Rubin, Michelle H. Abrego, and John A. Sutterby
Submissions from 2020
Communities of Practice Along the Texas-Mexico Border: A University and School District Leadership Partnership, Jesus Abrego
What’s Love Got to Do with Educational Leadership? A Case Study in Principal Practice, Dessynie Edwards, Israel Aguilar, and Juan Manuel Nino
School Districts and a University Principal Preparation Program Partnership: A Cohort Model, Alejandro Garcia, Velma D. Menchaca, and Federico Guerra
A Thirty State Analysis of Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Systems in the ESSA Era, Ian M. Mette, Israel Aguilar, and Doug Wieczorek
A Thirty State Analysis of Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Systems in the ESSA Era, Ian M. Mette, Israel Aguilar, and Douglas Wieczorek
School Culture in High-Performance Title One Schools in South Texas, George Padilla, Roberto Zamora, and Federico R. Guerra
“Mi Hija Va a Ser Maestra” Overview of the Auto-Ethnography, Eva T. Torres
Submissions from 2019
Technologies Frequently Used by Elementary Principals, Alejandro Garcia, Jesus Abrego, and John Jauregui
Re-Membering, Re-Framing, and Re-Imagining Latino Leadership in Education: Reflections on Community, Higher Learning, and Higher Education, Miguel Guajardo, Francisco Guajardo, Cristina Salinas, and Liza Cardoza
Effective School Leadership in High-Performing High-Poverty Elementary Schools in South Texas, George Padilla, Federico Guerra Jr., and Roberto Zamora
Submissions from 2018
Best Leadership Practices from an Exemplary Charter School District in South Texas, Alejandro Garcia and Mario H. Salinas
This is My Story of Language, Francisco Guajardo
The Relationship between Organizational Health and Student Achievement in High Poverty Schools, Rosalinda Hernandez and Roberto Zamora
Networks for Success: Preparing Mexican American AVID College Students for Credentials, Completion, and the Workforce, Richard Kirk and Karen M. Watt
Submissions from 2017
Using the Jigsaw Method for Meaningful Learning to Enhance Learning and Retention in an Educational Leadership Graduate School Course, Alejandro Garcia, Jesus Abrego, and Robert Reguenes
An introduction to ecologies of engaged scholarship: stories from activist-academics, Miguel Guajardo, Francisco Guajardo, and Leslie Locke
University Strategic Planning: A Process for Change in a Principal Preparation Program, Federico R. Guerra, Roberto Zamora, Rosalinda Hernandez, and Velma D. Menchaca
Latina School Leadership: Breaking the Mold and Rising to the Top, Velma D. Menchaca, Shirley J. Mills, and Filomena Leo
Principals’ Perceptions of their Knowledge in Special Education, Maria Banda Roberts and Federico Guerra
A Mixed Methods Examination of Gender Disparity in High Schools Implementing Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Karen M. Watt, Jeffery Huerta, and Jorge Martinez
Submissions from 2016
La Universidad de la Vida: a pedagogy built to last, Miguel A. Guajardo and Francisco Guajardo
Latina Titans: A Journey of Inspiration, Velma D. Menchaca, Shirley J. Mills, and Filomena Leo
Submissions from 2014
A Study of Hybrid Instructional Delivery for Graduate Students in an Educational Leadership Course, Alejandro Garcia, Jesus Abrego, and Meagan M. Calvillo
Braceros, Mexicans, Americans, and Schools: (Re) imagining Teaching and Learning in Mexican America, Francisco Guajardo, Stephanie Alvarez, Miguel Guajardo, Samuel García Jr., José Ángel Guajardo, and Jocabed Márquez
AVID Teacher Leadership: Administrator and Teacher Perceptions of Leadership Attributes, Shirley J. Mills, Jeffery J. Huerta, Karen M. Watt, and Jorge Martinez
Disparity In The Superintendency, Ava J. Munoz, Shirley J. Mills, Anita Pankake, and Sandra Whaley
A study of female central office administrators and their aspirations to the superintendency, Ava J. Munoz, Anita Pankake, Elizabeth T. Murakami, Shirley J. Mills, and Marie Simonsson
Coaching Teachers of English Language Learners, Alma D. Rodríguez, Michelle H. Abrego, and Renee Rubin
Submissions from 2013
Graduate Program Redesign to Prepare 21st Century Educational Leaders, Michelle H. Abrego, Jesus Abrego, Timothy W. Gilson, Nicholas J. Pace, and Mary J. Goggins Selke
Academic Engagement: Hispanic Developmental and Nondevelopmental Education Students, Stephanie J. Brickman, Edna C. Alfaro, Amy Weimer, and Karen M. Watt
The Power of Plática, Francisco Guajardo and Miguel Guajardo
Self-Organizing: From Child’s Play to An Effective Wellness Program, Francisco Guajardo, Brian J. Warren, and Lin Wang
Examining Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and its Impact on Middle School Rigor and Student Preparedness, Jeffery J. Huerta, Karen M. Watt, and Jennifer Butcher
An Examination of AVID Graduates’ College Preparation and Postsecondary Progress: Community College Versus 4-Year University Students, Jeffery Huerta, Karen M. Watt, and Patricia Reyes
Virtually Speaking: How Digital Storytelling Can Facilitate Organizational Learning, Matthew Millitello and Francisco Guajardo
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) at a Postsecondary Institution: Support for First-Generation College-Goers, Karen M. Watt, Jennifer Butcher, and E. Fidel Ramirez
Submissions from 2012
Literacy coaches: A support system for new teachers, Michelle H. Abrego, Alma D. Rodríguez, and Renee Rubin
Framework for a New Political Praxis: Respeto, Dignidad, y Conocimiento, Francisco Guajardo
Redesigning a Principal Preparation Program: A Continuous Improvement Model, Rosalinda Hernandez, Maria Roberts, and Velma D. Menchaca
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) in a Community College Setting: A Case Study, Karen M. Watt, Jeffery Huerta, and Ersan Alkan
Submissions from 2011
THE DISTRICT-WIDE SUSTAINABILITY OF A PROFESSIONALLEARNING COMMUNITY DURING LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE SUPERINTENDENCY LEVEL, Jesus Abrego and Anita Pankake
Novice Principals Need Peer Mentoring, Rosalinda Hernandez and Velma D. Menchaca
A Study of the Relationship between Students' Anxiety and Test Performance on State-Mandated Assessments, Rosalinda Hernandez, Velma D. Menchaca, and Jeffery J. Huerta
Submissions from 2010
Book Review of Preparing Educators to Engage Families: Case Studies Using an Ecological Systems Framework, Michelle H. Abrego and Jesus Abrego
Teacher, Researcher, and Agent for Community Change: A South Texas High School Experience, Francisco Guajardo
The Impact of Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) Professional Development on Teacher Perceptions of School Culture and Climate in the United States, Karen M. Watt, Jeffery J. Huerta, and Shirley J. Mills
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) professional development as a predictor of teacher leadership in the United States, Karen M. Watt, Jeffery Huerta, and Shirley J. Mills
Identifying Attributes of Teacher Leaders within the Advancement via Individual Determination Program: A Survey of School Principals, Karen M. Watt, Shirley J. Mills, and Jeffery J. Huerta
Submissions from 2009
Creating Win-Win Partnerships And Adding Relevance To Educator Preparation, Michelle Abrego, Bobbette M. Morgan, and Jesus Abrego
Schoolwide Impact and AVID: How Have Selected Texas High Schools Addressed the New Accountability Measures?, Karen M. Watt, Charles A. Powell, Irma Doris Mendiola, and Griselda Cossio
Submissions from 2008
“Young man, turn that camera on”…Stories on cross cultural connections, Francisco Guajardo
Submissions from 2007
Amistades: The Development of Relationships Between Preservice Teachers and Latino Families, John A. Sutterby, Renee Rubin, and Michelle Abrego
A Comparison Study of AVID and GEAR UP 10th-Grade Students in Two High Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Karen M. Watt, Jeffery Huerta, and Aliber Lozano
Submissions from 2006
The Principal’s Role in Retaining Para Educator Turned Teacher: Hope for Increasing Latinas in the Teaching Force, Michelle H. Abrego, Iliana Alanis, Reynaldo Ramirez Jr., and Jesus Abrego
They Call Me Maestra: Preservice Teachers' Interactions with Parents in a Reading Tutoring Program, Michelle H. Abrego, Renee Rubin, and John A. Sutterby
Youth voice and the Llano Grande Center, Francisco Guajardo, Delia Perez, Miguel Guajardo, Eric Davila, Juan Ozuna, Maribel Saenz, and Nadia Casaperalta
Submissions from 2004
The Impact of Brown on the Brown of South Texas: A Micropolitical Perspective on the Education of Mexican Americans in a South Texas Community, Miguel Guajardo and Francisco Guajardo
Implications of One Comprehensive School Reform Model for Secondary School Students Underrepresented in Higher Education, Karen M. Watt, Charles A. Powell, and Irma Doris Mendiola
Submissions from 2003
La creación de los nuevos intelectuales: investigación etnohistórica y construcción de una comunidad en el sur rural de Texas, Henry T. Trueba and Francisco Guajardo
AVID: A Comprehensive School Reform Model for Texas, Karen M. Watt, Darlene Yanez, and Griselda Cossio
