Sandra Harris, Ph.D.

CURRENT COURSES 2008

Registered students may access syllabi and other course information through My Lamar.

Spring	Summer	Fall
EDUD 6303: Cultural Influences EDUD 6312: Relationships for Leaders EDUD 6362: Dissertation III, IV	EDUD 6361: Dissertation I-Proposal Writing EDUD 6315: Field-Based Intern I	EDUD 6352: Qualitative Research EDUD 6362: Dissertation II

*Contact Information*
Office 206-B, Education Building	(409) 880-8676
Fax	(409) 880-7788
Email	drsandy@flash.net , sandra.harris@lamar.edu
Office Hours	By appointment

RESEACH INTERESTS

Educational Leadership K-16
Doctoral Programs-Education Leadership
Bullying in K-12 schools
Women's Studies

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

BOOKS

	Harris, S.(2004). BRAVO Principals: Building relationships with actions that value others. New York: Eye on Education.
	Harris, S. (2005). BRAVO Teacher: Building relationships with actions that value others. New York: Eye on Education.
	Irons, E. J. & Harris, S. (2007). The Challenges of No Child Left Behind: Understanding the Issues of Excellence, Accountability, and Choice. Lanham, NJ: Rowman & Littlefield Education
	Harris, S. (2006). Best Practices of Award-Winning Secondary School Principals. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
	Harris, S. (2005). Best practices of Award-Winning Elementary School Principals. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
	Harris, S. (2005). Changing Mindsets of Educational Leaders to Improve Schools: Voices of Doctoral Students. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S., Lowery, S., Ballenger, J., & Hicks-Townes, F. (2004). Winning Women: Stories of Award-Winning leaders in education. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Lowery, S. (2004). Standards-based leadership: A case study book for the assistant principal. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Lowery, S. (2003). Standards-based leadership: A case study book for the principal. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Lowery, S. & Harris, S. (2003). Standards-Based Leadership: A case study book for the superintendency. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.
	Harris, S. & Petrie, G. (2003). Bullying: The bullies, the victims, the bystanders. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Education.

RECENT BOOK CHAPTERS:

Harris, S. (2009). Student Identity and Cultural Conversations. P. M. Jenlink & F.HicksTownes (Eds.) The struggle for identity in America’s schools. Lanham, MD: R &L Education.

Price, T. & Harris, S. (2008). The role of superintendents in leading districts to cultural proficiency. In R. Papa, C.M. Achilles, & B. Alford (Eds.), Leadership on the frontlines: Changes in preparation and practice (pp. 236-243). The 2008 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications, Inc.

Harris, S. & Vornberg, C. (2008). The changing local school district. In J. A. Vornberg & L. M. Garrett (Eds.). Texas Public School Organization and Administration, 11th ed. (pp. 37-56). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.

Harris, S. (2007). Reflections on the first two years of a new doctoral program in Educational Leadership. In C. Mullen, T. Creighton, F. Dembowski, & S. Harris (Eds.) Handbook of Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership (pp. 22-29). Houston, TX: TheNCPEA Press/Rice University.

Harris, S., Hopson, M., & Farrow, V. (2007). Learning transfer strategies: Impact on changed leadership understandings. At the tipping point: Navigating the course for the preparation of Educational Administration (pp. 351-360). NCPEA Yearbook, 2007. Lancaster, PA: Pro-Active Publishing.

Recent Invited/Editorial Review Articles

Harris, S., Combs, J. P., & Edmonson, S. (2008). Creating a culture of inquiry on the school campus. NAESP Middle Matters, 17(1), 1-3. Retrieved from http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Middle_Matters/2008/MM2008v17n1a4.pdf

Edmonson, S., Combs, J., Harris, S. (Fall, 2008). Seven strategies for effectively handling school conflict. Texas Study of Secondary Education, XVIII (1), 14-17.

Terrier, B. & Harris, S. (2008, Fall). Successfully preparing students for an industrial revitalization. TASA Insight, 23(3), 25-33.

Harris, S. (2008). Embedding SERA participation into the Lamar University doctoral program. SERA Newsletter, Spring, 9-10.

Harris, S. (2008). Leadership best practices of award-winning secondary principals. Texas Study of Secondary Education, XVII(2), 4-7.

Harris, S. Six leadership best practices of award-winning elementary principals. (2007, Sept/Oct). NAESP Principal, 87 (1), 16-23.

Harris, S. (2007). Best practices of award-winning principals (Texas edition). TASA Insight, 22(1), 23-31.

Harris, S. (2007). Best practices of Elementary School award-winning principals. NAESP Principal, 87(1), 16-23.

Recent Refereed Articles:

Mullen, C. A., Harris, S., Creighton, T., & Dembowski, F. L. (2008). Fostering dialogue on diverse doctoral programs in educational leadership. In D. C. Thompson & F. E. Crampton (Eds.), The UCEA conference proceedings for convention 2007: Fostering compassion and understanding across borders: An international dialogue on the future of educational leadership. Austin, TX: University Council for Educational Administration, 1-19. (http://coe.ksu.edu/ucea/bytitle.htm for table of contents; http://coe.ksu.edu/ucea/2007/Mullen_UCEA2007.pdf for article)

Harris, S. & Hopson, M. (2008). Using equity audits to investigate K-16 campus practices. Teacher Development, 12(4), 341-352.

Harris, S. (Ed.). (Spring, 2008). Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring. Reflections on Doctoral Programs: Voices of Doctoral Students. This is a special guest-edited journal edition that featured 13 chapters by my LU doctoral students. Refereed and Invited.

Harris, S., Lowery-Moore, H., & Farrow, V. (2008). Extending Transfer of Learning Theory to Transformative Learning Theory: A Model for Promoting Teacher Leadership. Theory Into Practice, 47(4), 318-326.

Irons, E.J. & Harris, S. (2007). Impact of NCLB on Principal Preparation Programs. TCPEA School Leadership Review 2(3), 1-11.

Harris, S., Ballenger, J., & Jones, A. (2007). Women leaders and spirituality. Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 23. Available online at: http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/spring2007/ballenger.htm

Harris, S. (2007). Women Superintendents. Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 23. Available on-line at: http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/spring2007/harris.htm

Jackson, S. & Harris, S. (2007). African American Female College Presidents: Barriers to the Presidency. Journal of Women in Educational Administration, 5(2), 119-137.

Harris, S., Irons, E.J., & Crawford, C. (2007). Superintendent perceptions of NCLB on the district. Planning and Changing, 37(3 & 4), 190-204.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS (*indicates refereed)

*Harris, S. (2007). Learning best practices from the best - Elementary Principals. Presented at NAESP in Seattle, WA, April, 2007

*Harris, S. (2007). Creating a culture of inquiry. NAESP in Seattle, WA, April, 2007

*Gober, D.L., Lambert, J., Wallace, M., & Harris, S. (2007, January). Identifying at-risk first time college students: An equity audit at a regional university in the south. Poster session presented at the 5th annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

*Harris, S. (2007). Learning best practices from the best - Secondary Principals 2007. Presented at NASSP in Las Vegas, February, 2007.

*Harris, S. (2007). Using equity audits in a doctoral program. Symposium presented at SERA, San Antonio, Texas, February 7-9, 2007.

*Price, T. & Harris, S. (2007). The role of the student in leading districts to become more culturally proficient to bridge the achievement gap. Presented at Texas Association of School Administrators, Austin, TX, February, 2007

*Harris, S., Hopson, M., & Farrow, V. (2006). What transfer of learning strategies are embedded in a doctoral program? Presented at UCEA, San Antonio, Texas, November 9-11, 2006.

*Moore, M.J., Shoefstall, S., & Harris, S. (2007). High school and college freshmen expectations of college. Presented at CREATE, San Antonio, Texas, September 10-12, 2006.

*Caffery, S. & Harris, S. (2006). Factors influencing Hispanic students to take AP classes. Presented at CSOTTE, Corpus, Christi, TX., October 22-24, 2006.

*Hougen, M., Jacobson, J., & Harris, S. (2006). The role of HEC. Presented at CSOTTE, Corpus Christi, TX, October 22-24, 2006.

*Irons, J. & Harris, S. (2006). The principal's role as instructional leader. Session presented at annual conference of NCPEA, August 2, 2006, Lexington, Kentucky.

Harris, S. (2006). Invited Doctoral Panel Discussion. Session Presented at annual conference of NCPEA, August 2, 2006, Lexington, Kentucky.

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