FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
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Dianne Taylor
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Dr. Taylor has a background in school reform and educational reform. She teaches courses in supervision of instruction, administration of personnel, organizational research, leadership of learning, school improvement, and action research. Her current research focus is on school improvement planning.
PUBLICATIONS:
Taylor, D. L. (in press). [Review of the book Class and schools: Using social, economic, and educational reform to close the black-white achievement gap]. School Effectiveness School Improvement, 16.
Taylor, D.L., Cordeiro, P., & Chrispeels, J. (in press). Pedagogy in education leadership programs. In M. Young, G. Crow, J. Murphy, R. Ogawa (Eds.), Handbook of research on the education of school leaders. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
PRESENTATIONS:
Taylor, D.L. (2007, November). Pedagogical practices used in leadership education. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the University Council of Educational Administration, Washington, DC.
Angelle, P., & Taylor, D. L. (2005, November). Examining the role of instructional leadership in the school improvement process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, Tennessee.
Liu, S., & Taylor, D. L. (2005, November). A review of cross-cultural studies on educational leadership and management. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mancuso, M., Taylor, D. L., & Dellinger, A. (2005, November). High stakes testing in Louisiana: Perpetuating social injustice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, Tennessee.
Clark, M. P., & Taylor, D. L. (2005, April). “I’m Just Me!” A biracial adolescent’s experiences with identity formation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec.
Clark, M. P., & Taylor, D. L. (2005, February). Day in the life of a princess: The schooling experiences of an academically successful black adolescent girl. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Taylor, D. L., & Angelle, P. (2005, February). High reliability in schools: An application. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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