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Office Number:
Education 3115
Phone Number:
(805) 893-7199
E-mail:
education.ucsb.edu sconley
Sharon Conley
Professor, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Emphasis:
Educational Leadership and Organizations, Research Methodology, Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Research Interests:
Educational administration; School organization
Biography:
I received my Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. I am currently Professor of Education, Co-Emphasis Leader for the Educational Leadership and Organizations Emphasis and contributing member to the Joint Doctoral Program with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Education Department Research Methodology Emphasis. Prior to coming to UCSB, I was in the Division of Policy, Planning, and Administration at the University of Maryland at College Park. My writing and research interests are in the general areas of organizational behavior in education and the administrative and managerial work environments of teachers. My research interests include the areas of schools as organizations, participation in decision making, teacher work groups, and teacher evaluation.
Recent Publications:
Palazuelos, A.E., & Conley, S. Choice in teacher evaluations. Leadership, 37(4), 20-23. 2008. [Journal Article]
Conley, S., & Glasman, N.S. Fear, the school organization, and teacher evaluation. Educational Policy, 22(1), 63-85. 2008. [Refereed Journal Article]
Conley, S., Levine, H., & Gould, J. Core services; introduction and overview. Technical report submitted to the Research and Information Services Department, American Federation of Teachers, Washington DC. 2008. [Technical Report]
Conley, S., Shaw, S., & Glasman, N. S. Correlates of job and growth satisfaction among secondary school administrators. Journal of School Leadership, 17, 54-88. 2007. [Journal Article]
Enomoto, E.K., & Conley, S. Harnessing technology for school accountability: A case study of implementing a management information system. Planning and Changing: An Educational Leadership and Policy Journal, 38(3&4), 164-180. 2007. [Refereed Journal Article]
Awards and Honors:
Best Paper Award with Ernestine K. Enomoto, Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Affiliations:
American Educational Finance Association
American Educational Research Association
University Council of Educational Administration
