Journal of Scholarship & Practice Articles
Please Note: AASA’s Journal of Scholarship and Practice will sunset with the Fall 2026 issue.
For over 20 years, Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµhas published the academic journal as a refereed, blind-reviewed, quarterly journal focused on research and evidence-based practice in educational leadership. The journal publishes in the areas of academic achievement, instructional leadership, accountability, educational leadership and school district management. The journal has benefitted Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµmembers and educators by publishing articles that advance educational administration. Over its lifetime, 208 publications have been published. Since 2015, Dr. Ken Mitchell has donated his time and talent as editor of the Journal, ably supported by Barbara Dean. Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµis deeply indebted to this dynamic pair of educators for creating the successful Journal four times per year for over ten years. Archive copies of AASA’s Journal of Scholarship and Practice can be found at aasa.org/jsp.
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June 01, 2016
The Influence of the Length of the School Day on the Percentage of Proficient and Advanced Proficient Scores on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for Grades 6, 7, and 8Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThe study used over 600 public schools for each grade level/subject combination. For all grade level/subject combinations, socioeconomic status (SES) by far had the largest predictive contribution to the dependent variable compared to the other predictor variables. -
June 01, 2016
Length of the School Day and Its Influence on New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment ScoresType:Article Topics: Curriculum & AssessmentThis paper presents results from an examination of the relationships between high school (HS) school day length and 2011 New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Math and Language Arts Literacy test results. -
June 01, 2016
I Hear What You’re Saying … And I Respect You!Type:Article Topics: Leadership DevelopmentFraming communication into five strategies, we call upon our collective thirty years of public school administration and leadership identifying communication in the abstract and sharing application examples from practice. -
March 01, 2016
Why Not Allow School Boards to Choose Alternatives to Traditionally Trained Superintendents?Type:Article Topics: Leadership DevelopmentThis paper was prepared as a response to a national trend towards lessening the requirements to become a public school superintendent -
March 01, 2016
Does Collective Bargaining Influence the Pay Satisfaction of Elementary School Teachers?Type:Article Topics:The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of collective bargaining on teacher pay satisfaction and offer knowledge of the factors contributing to the pay satisfaction of public elementary school teachers. -
March 01, 2016
Education Policy Perils: Tackling the Tough IssuesType:Article Topics:Local control is one of the traditional virtues of American public education credited for delivering the prosperity the nation has enjoyed for decades (Goldin, 2008). However this virtue has been eroded gradually over the years. -
March 01, 2016
Jean Piaget’s Debt to John DeweyType:Article Topics:Jean Piaget became a veritable institution unto himself in education and psychology, largely as the result of his developmental-stage theory advanced over the second quarter of the twentieth century.