Research Articles

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In Press

• • Richardson, J. W., Martin, F., & Sauers, N. J. (in press). Systematic review of 15 years of research on digital citizenship: 2004-2019. Learning, Media and Technology.
  • Richardson, J. W., Watts, J., & Sterrett, J. (in press). Challenges of being a digitally savvy principal. Journal of Educational Administration.
  • Mahfouz, J., & Richardson, J. W. (in press). At the crossroads: Well-being and principal preparation. Journal of Research on Leadership Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942775120933914

2021

• • McLeod, S., & Dulsky, S. (2021). Resilience, reorientation, and reinvention: School leadership during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Education, 6:637075. Available at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.637075/full

2020

• • Richardson, J. W., Carr, M., & Watts, J. (2020). A case study of educational leadership doctoral students: Developing culturally competent school leadership through study abroad, 15, International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 541-558. https://doi.org/10.28945/4642
  • Richardson, J. W., Clemons, J., & Sterrett, W. (2020). How superintendents use technology to engage stakeholders. Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 5(4), 954-988. doi: 10.30828/real/2020.4.1
  • Sterrett, W., & Richardson, J. W. (2020). Supporting professional development through digital principal leadership. Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership, 5(2), 1-19. https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/joel/vol5/iss2/4
  • Watts, D. S., & Richardson, J. W. (2020). Leveraging professional development to build professional capital in international schools in Asia. Journal of Professional Capital & Community, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-09-2019-0025
  • Sterrett, W., & Richardson, J. W. (2020). Leading a tech-savvy school: Reinventing learning through collaboration and innovation. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 56, 100-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/00228958.2020.1770000
  • Sindhvad, S., Richardson, J. W., Ivanov, A., & Lingat, J. M. (2020). Predictors of public school leadership capacity in Bishkek. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 6(2), 22-44. https://doi.org/10.32865/fire202062184
  • Dexter, S., & Richardson, J. W. (2020). What does the technology integration research tell us about the leadership of technology?, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 52(1), 17-36. doi: 1080/15391523.2019.1668316
  • Richardson, J. W., Hollis, E., Pritchard, M., & Lingat, J. M. (2020). Shifting teaching and learning in online learning spaces: An investigation of a faculty online teaching and learning initiative. Online Learning Journal, 24(1), 67-91. doi: 10.24059/olj.v24i1.1629

2019

• • Richardson, J. W., McLeod, S., & Hurst, T. (2019). Perceptions of educational leadership faculty regarding open access publishing. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 15(5).
  • Sterrett, W., & Richardson, J. W. (2019). The change-ready leadership of technology-savvy superintendents. Journal of Educational Administration, 57(3), 227-242. doi: 11108/JEA-09-2018-0160
  • Sauers, N., & Richardson, J. W. (2019). Leading the pack: Developing empowering responsible use policies. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 51(1), 27-42. doi: 1080/15391523.2018.1539644

2018

• • Richardson, J. W., Nash, J. B., & Lingat, J. M. (2018). What do mobile-connected Cambodians do online? Journal of Community Informatics, 14(2), 85-108.
  • Richardson, J. W., & Sterrett, W. (2018). District technology leadership then and now: A comparative study of district technology leadership from 2001-2014. Educational Administration Quarterly, 54(4), 589-616. doi: 10.1177/0013161X18769046
  • Sales, G., Sentočnik, S., Richardson, J. W., Darchia, I., & Gorgodze, S. (2018). Reforming Georgian Education: Recommendations for using classroom assessment to improve student outcomes. Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 21(2), 5-25.
  • Sentočnik, S., Sales, G. C., & Richardson, J. W. (2018). Education reform in Georgia: Recommendations for building leadership capacity as a critical success factor for instructional change. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 21(6),651-668. doi: 1080/13603124.2016.1224931

2017

• • McLeod, S., & Richardson, J. W. (2017). Commentary by the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE) to “An Interview with Joseph South” regarding the preparation of educators to evaluate the efficacy of educational technology. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 17(3), 295-300.
  • Sauers, N. J., & McLeod, S. (2017). Teachers’ technology competency and technology integration in 1:1 schools. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 56(6), 892-910.
  • Richardson, J. W., Nash, J. B., & King, A. (2017). Perceptions of online political participation and freedom of expression: An exploratory study in Cambodia. Information Technologies & International Development, 13, 122-137.
  • Richardson, J. W., & Heintzelman, S. (2017). Go online or get sidelined. The Case Journal, 13(4), 479-493. doi: 10.1108/TCJ-10-2016-0084
  • Sterrett, W., & Richardson, J. W. (2017). Cultivating innovation in an age of accountability: Tech-savvy leadership. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 20(4), 27-41.
  • Richardson, J. W., & Heintzelman, S. (2017, Winter). Innovative programs: Graduate certificate in school technology leadership at the University of Kentucky. UCEA Review, 13-14.

2016

• • Richardson, J. W., Watts, D. S., Hollis, E., & McLeod, S. (2016). Are changing school needs reflected in principal job ads? NASSP Bulletin, 100(1), 71-92.
  • Richardson, J. W., Beck, D., LaFrance, J., & McLeod, S. (2016). Job attainment and perceived role differences of cyberschool leaders. Educational Technology & Society, 19(1), 211-222.
  • Wang, H., Sauers, N., & Richardson, J. W. (2016). A social network approach to examine K-12 educational leaders’ influence on information diffusion on Twitter. Journal of School Leadership, 26(3), 495-522.
  • Richardson, J. W., Nash, J. B., MacDonald, M., & Tan, K. (2016). Mental health impacts of forced land evictions on women in Cambodia. Journal of International Development, 28(5), 749-770. doi: 10.1002/jid.3038
  • Jarboe, D. H., Raman, D. R., Brumm, T. J., Martin, R. A., & McLeod, S. (2016). Differential impacts of online delivery methods on student learning: A case study in biorenewables. NACTA Journal, 60(1), 27-34.
  • Jarboe, D. H., Raman, D. R., Brumm, T. J., Martin, R. A., & McLeod, S. (2016). Student perspectives on a new online biomass production module for fundamentals of biorenewable resources and technology. NACTA Journal, 60(1), 35-41.

2015

• • McLeod, S. (2015). Facilitating administrators’ instructional leadership through the use of a technology integration discussion protocol. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 10(3), 227-233.
  • McLeod, S., Richardson, J. W., & Sauers, N. J. (2015). Leading technology-rich school districts: Advice from tech-savvy superintendents. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 10(2), pp. 104-126.
  • Richardson, J. W., Sauers, N. J., & McLeod, S. (2015). Technology leadership is just good leadership: Dispositions of technology-savvy superintendents. AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 12(1), 11-30.
  • Richardson, J. W., & Hollis, E. (2015). An analysis of the educational leadership faculty job market. UCEA Review, 3(56), 10-14.
  • Sauers, N. J., & Richardson, J. W. (2015). Leading by following: An analysis of how K-12 school leaders use Twitter. NASSP Bulletin, 99(2), 127-146. doi: 10.1177/0192636515583869
  • Richardson, J. W., Sales, G., & Sentočnik, S. (2015). Plans for embedding ICTs into teaching and learning through a large-scale secondary education reform in Georgia, Forum for International Research in Education, 2(1), 19-32.
  • Richardson, J. W., LaFrance, J., & Beck, D. (2015). Challenges of virtual school leadership. American Journal of Distance Education, 29(1), 18-29. doi: 1080/08923647.2015.992647

2014

• • Sauers, N. J., Richardson, J. W., & McLeod, S. (2014). Technology-savvy school superintendents: Successes and challenges. Journal of School Leadership, 24(6), 1177-1201.
  • Cox, D. D., & McLeod, S. (2014). Social media marketing and communication strategies for school superintendents. Journal of Educational Administration, 52(6), 850-868.
  • Cox, D. D., & McLeod, S. (2014). Social media strategies for school principals. NASSP Bulletin, 98(1), 5-25.
  • Richardson, J. W., & Sauers, N. J. (2014). Social justice in India: Perspectives from school leaders in diverse contexts. Management in Education, 28(3), 106-109. doi: 1177/0892020614535799. Available from http://mie.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/28/3/106.pdf?ijkey=fczs4zOQgNvlf0C&keytype=ref
  • Richardson, J. W., & Sauers, N. J. (2014). Social justice in India: Perspectives from school leaders in diverse contexts. Management in Education, 28(3), 106-109. doi: 1177/0892020614535799. Available from http://mie.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/28/3/106.pdf?ijkey=fczs4zOQgNvlf0C&keytype=ref
  • Richardson, J. W., Nash, J., & Flora, K. (2014). Unsystematic technology adoption in Cambodia: Students’ perceptions of computer and Internet use. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology, 10(2), 63-76.
  • Richardson, J. W., & Lee, J. (2014). Information and communication technology for development in the field of comparative and international education: A discussion essay. International Perspectives on Education and Society, 25, 45-51.

2013

• • Richardson, J. W., Flora, K., & Bathon, J. (2013). Fostering a technology vision for school leaders.International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 8(1), 144-161.
  • Richardson, J. W., McLeod, S., Flora, K., Sauers, N. J., Kannan, S., & Sincar, M. (2013). Large scale 1:1 computing initiatives: An open access database. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology, 9(1), 4-18.
  • Richardson, J. W., Imig, S., & Ndoye, A. (2013). Developing culturally-aware school leaders: Measuring the impact of an international internship. Educational Administration Quarterly, 49(1), 92-123. doi:1177/0013161X12455055

2012

• • Richardson, J. W., & Brantmeier, E. (2012). The role of ICTs in catalyzing conflict transformation in Egypt. Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues, 5(4), 254-266. doi: 1108/17537981211284434
  • Richardson, J. W., Bathon, J., Flora, K., & Lewis, W. D. (2012). NETS-A scholarship: A review of published literature. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 45(2), 131-152. doi: 1080/15391523.2012.10782600
  • Richardson, J. W., Finholt-Daniel, M., Sales, G., & Flora, K. (2012). Shifting pedagogical space: Egyptian educators’ use of Moodle. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 8(2), 92-106.

2011

• • McLeod, S., & Richardson, J. W. (2011). The dearth of technology leadership coverage. Journal of School Leadership, 21(2), 216-240.
  • McLeod, S., Bathon, J. M., & Richardson, J. W. (2011). Studies of technology tool usage are not enough. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 6(5), 288-297.
  • Richardson, J. W., & McLeod, S. (2011). Technology leadership in Native American schools. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 26(7), 1-14.
  • Richardson, J. W., McLeod, S., & Dikkers, A. G. (2011). Perceptions of online credentials for school principal Journal of Educational Administration, 49(4), 378-395.
  • Richardson, J. W., McLeod, S., & Dikkers, A. G. (2011). How do school districts treat K-12 principals and principal candidates with online credentials? International Journal of Leadership in Education, 14(3), 351-368.
  • Richardson, J. W., Moore, T., Sales, G., & Mackritis, M. (2011). Using computer simulations to support STEM learning. International Journal of Engineering Education, 27(4), 766-777.
  • Richardson, J. W. (2011). Challenges of adopting technology for education in less developed countries: The case of Cambodia. Comparative Education Review, 55(1), 8-29.
  • Richardson, J. W. (2011). Technology adoption in Cambodia: Measuring factors impacting adoption rates. Journal of International Development, 23(5), 697-710. doi: 10.1002/jid.166.

2010

• • Graves, M., Sales, G., Lawrenz, F., Robelia, B., & Richardson, J. (2010). Effects of technology-based teacher training and teacher-led classroom implementation on learning reading comprehension strategies. Contemporary Educational Technology, 1(2), 160-174.

2009

• • Richardson, J. W. (2009). Providing ICT skills to teacher trainers in Cambodia: Summary of project outputs and achievements. Journal of Education for International Development, 4(2), 1-12.
  • Richardson, J. W. (2009). The diffusion of technology adoption in Cambodia: The test of a theory. International Journal of Education and Development Using ICT, 5(3), 157-171.
  • Richardson, J. W., & McLeod, S. (2009). Where should educational leadership authors publish to get noticed by the top journals in the discipline? Educational Administration Quarterly, 45(4), 631-639.

2008

• • Calabrese, R. L, Roberts, B. E., McLeod, S., Niles, R., Christopherson, K., Singh, P., & Berry, M. (2008). Emerging technologies in global communication: Using appreciative inquiry to improve the preparation of school administrators. International Journal of Educational Management, 22(7), 696-709.
  • Richardson, J. W. (2008). ICT in education reform in Cambodia: Problems, politics, and policies impacting implementation. Information Technologies & International Development, 4(4), 67-82.
  • Pakhomov, S., Richardson, J., Finholt-Daniel, M., & Sales, G. (2008). Forced-alignment and edit-distance scoring for vocabulary tutoring applications. Text, Speech and Dialogue, 5246, 443-450. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-8791-4_57

2007

• • Hughes, J. E., McLeod, S., Brown, R., Maeda, Y., & Choi, J. (2007). Academic achievement and perceptions of the learning environment in virtual and traditional secondary mathematics classrooms. American Journal of Distance Education, 21(4), 199-214.

2005

• • Hughes, J. E., McLeod, S., Brahier, B., Dikkers, A. G., & Whiteside, A. (2005). School technology leadership: Theory to practice. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 9(2), 51-55.
  • Richardson, J. W. (2005). Towards democracy: A critique of a World Bank loan to the United Mexican States. Review of Policy Research, 22(4), 473-482. doi: 1111/j.1541-1338.2005.00150.x