Research

My research agenda includes principal professional learning and preparation, best practices in pedagogy, instructional strategies, teacher retention and attrition, and brain-based learning. Below is a small samples of my research and creative activity.

PEER-REFEERED ARTICLES

Johnson, A. D. (2016). Principal perceptions of the effectiveness of university educational leadership preparation and professional learning. International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 11(1). http://www.ncpeapublications.org/index.php/volume-11-number-1-spring-2016

Johnson, A. D. (2016). The relationship between student perceptions of school effectiveness and student achievement: Implications for Educational Planning. Educational Planning, 23(2). http://isep.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/23.2_3StudentPerceptionsofSchoolEffectiveness.pdf

Buckman, D.G., Johnson, A. D., & Alexander, D. (2017). Internal vs external promotion: advancement of teachers to administrators. Journal of Educational Administration,
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-01-2017-0003

Johnson, A. D. & Buckman, D.G. (2017). Louisiana: Current educational budget trends. Journal of Educational Finance, (accepted).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Johnson, A.D. (2017). Essential ingredients of principal success. In Griffiths, D. (Ed.). The Principal Reader: Narratives of Experience. Word and Deed Publishing: Burlington, Ontario, Canada (in-press)

Johnson, A. D. (2018). An overview of education reform policy in the United States of America. In Storey, V.A. (Ed.). School type diversification in England and the United States of America: Implications for school leader preparation programs. Information Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC. (accepted)

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Johnson, A. D. (2017, July). Barriers to principal effectiveness. Accepted paper session at the annual meeting of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Buckman, D. & Johnson, A. D. (2017, July). Pathway to the assistant principalship: A study of the influence of state educational leadership licensure policy and promotion type on the employability of new assistant principal candidates. Accepted paper session at the annual meeting of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Johnson, A. D. & James, S. (2017, April). Educational leadership program redesign based on faculty, principal, and research implications. Accepted paper session presentation for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, Texas.

Kim, J. & Johnson, A.D. (2016, October). Principal perceptions on teacher retention and attrition: implications for educational planning. Accepted paper session presentation at the International Society for Educational Planning Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Johnson, A. D. (2016, October). Student and faculty perceptions of school effectiveness and strategic leadership planning. Accepted paper session presentation at the International Society for Educational Planning Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Johnson, A. D. (2016, July). Principal perceptions of university preparation programs. Accepted paper session presentation at the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Summer Conference, Detroit, Michigan.

Johnson, A. D. (2015, November). Meeting the professional needs of the 21st century principal. Paper session presented at the 56th annual Southern Regional Council on Education Administration Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia.