Jill Alexa Perry, Ph.D.

Research foci center on three areas of educational leadership: 1) professional preparation programs for school and teacher leaders and the reform efforts that guide these programs; 2) organizational change that takes place in development of new leadership programs and the roles of faculty and university leadership; and 3) teacher education programs, teacher leaders, and the policies that govern each. Within professional preparation, research focuses on current national efforts to redesign the education doctorate and includes research on principles and outcomes of preparation programs, and institutional processes to develop these programs. Within organizational change, research focuses on how program change is adopted and disseminated in these institutions as well as the roles of faculty and university leadership in the process. Research in this area has primarily focused on US schools of education and national education reforms in Paraguay. Within teacher education, research focuses on types of preparation, teacher professionalization, teacher leader roles in national reform, and teachers unions. Research in this area has focused in Latin America with research completed both individually and with the International Teacher Educators Network-Organization of American States.

Publications

Perry, J.A. (2011) The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate: Phase II: a quest for change. UCEA Review (52) 3.

Perry, J.A.  (2012). What does history reveal about the education doctorate?  In Macintyre Latta, M. & Wunder, S. (Eds.). Placing Practitioner Knowledge at the Center of Teacher Education: Rethinking the Policy and Practice of the Education Doctorate. Information Age Publishing: Charlotte

Perry, J.A. & Imig, D. (2008). A steward of practice in education. Change Magazine, November/December.

Manuscripts in Progress

Perry, J.A. & Carlson, D.L. (In Press). In Their Own Words:  A Journey to the Stewardship of the Practice in Education. Information Age Publishing: Charlotte

Givens Generett, G., Henderson, J., & Perry, J.A. (In Press) At the intersection of Black and White: Defining social justice from different perspectives. In Bogotch, I., & Shields, C. (In Press) International Handbook on Social [In]justice & Educational Leadership

Dostillio, L.D., Perry, J.A., & McCown, R. (In press). School, Academy, Community Partnerships: harnessing the Power of Democractic Design Spaces for the Improvement of Schools.

Refereed

Perry, J.A. (2009). Reclaiming the education doctorate: Three cases of processes and roles in institutional change. Poster Presentation Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference

Perry, J.A. (2002). The international campus is here to stay: Five innovative models. NAFSA Regional Conference (Best of Region Award)

Perry, J.A., Blomberg, M., Belson, H. (1998) Integrating student development & intercultural theories in international education. NAFSA National Conference

Perry, J.A., Blomberg, M., Belson, H. (1997) Integrating student development & intercultural theories in international education. NAFSA Regional Conference

Perry, J.A. (1997). Using technology in managing study abroad. NAFSA Regional Conference

Perry, J.A. (1995). Study abroad 101: An introduction workshop. NAFSA Regional Conference

Non-Refereed

Imig, D., Perry, J. A., and Syed, S. (2009) Approaching grounded theory: A thematic analysis of institutional perspectives on the professional practice doctorate. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference

Perry, J.A. & Imig, D. (2009). Mapping backwards to a stronger Ed.D., Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Conference

Perry, J.A. (2008). Mapping backwards to a new Ed.D., University Council for Education Administration (UCEA) Conference

Perry, J.A. & Imig, D. (2008). Reclaiming the education doctorate: A report from CPED. Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions (CADREI)

Perry, J.A. & Imig, D. (2008). Strengthening doctoral education through collaboration. Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Conference

Perry, J.A. & Imig, D. (2008). Recapturing the education doctorate. Council on Graduate Schools (CGS) Conference, Plenary I session

Perry, J.A. & Imig, D. (2007) Update on Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. University Council for Education Administration (UCEA) Plenum Session

Perry, J.A. (2002). International internships and overseas alumni clubs. ICC Annual Conference

Perry, J.A. (2001). Benefits of an international education, Graduation Speech. American Business School, France

Perry, J.A. (1999). Intercultural sensitivity: A developmental approach. Conference, Bentley College