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Megan Tschannen-Moran

College of William and Mary  

School of Education 

Office: 227 Jones Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 

757-221-2187 

Web: http://mxtsch.people.wm.edu/ 

mxtsch@wm.edu

Ph.D. in Educational Administration

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 

M.Ed. in Educational Administration

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

B.S. in Education 

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Associate Professor, The College of William and Mary   (2006-present)

Assistant Professor, The College of William and Mary   (2000-2005) 

Lecturer, The Ohio State University (1998-2000)

Novice Fawcett Graduate Scholar, The Ohio State University (1995-1998)

Founder and Principal, Good News Educational Workshop (1979-1993)

Books

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004). Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Refereed Publications:

Uline, C. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (in press). The walls speak: Facilities and school climate, Journal of Educational Administration.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Woolfolk Hoy, A. (2007). The differential antecedents of self-efficacy beliefs of novice and experienced teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education, 23, 944 - 956.

Goddard, Y., Goddard, R. D. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2007). A theoretical and empirical investigation of teacher collaboration for school improvement and student achievement in public elementary schools, Teachers College Record, 109, 877 - 896.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Parish, J., & DiPaola. M. F. (2006). School climate and state standards: How interpersonal relationships influence student achievement. Journal of School Leadership, 16, 386 - 415.

 DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005). Bridging or Buffering: The Impact of Schools’ Adaptive Strategies on Student Achievement. Journal of Educational Administration. 43, 60 - 71.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Nestor-Baker, N. (2004). The tacit knowledge of productive scholars in education. Teachers College Record, 106, 1484 - 1511.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Gareis, C. (2004). Principals’ sense of efficacy: Assessing a promising construct. Journal of Educational Administration, 42, 573-585.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Barr, M. (2004). Fostering student achievement: The relationship between collective teacher efficacy and student achievement. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 3, 187 - 207.

Uline, C., Tschannen-Moran, M. & Perez, L. (2003). Constructive conflict: How controversy can contribute to school improvement, Teachers College Record, 105, 782-815.

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003). The principalship at a crossroads: A study of the conditions and concerns of principals. NASSP Bulletin, 87 (634), 43-65.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001). Collaboration and the need for trust. Journal of Educational Administration, 39, 308-331.  

Tschannen-Moran, M & Woolfolk Hoy, A. (2001). Teacher efficacy: Capturing an elusive construct. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17, 783-805.

Goddard, R. D., Tschannen-Moran, M. & Hoy, W. K. (2001). A multilevel examination of the distribution and effects of teacher trust in students and parents in urban elementary schools. Elementary School Journal, 102 (1), 3-17.

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001). Organizational citizenship behavior in schools and its relationship to school climate.  Journal of School Leadership, 11, 424-447.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001). The effects of a statewide conflict management initiative in schools. American Secondary Education, 29 (3) 2-32.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Hoy, W. K. (2000). A multidisciplinary analysis of the nature, meaning, and measurement of trust. Review of Educational Research, 71, 547-593.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Uline, C., Woolfolk Hoy, A., & Mackley, T. (2000). Creating smarter schools through collaboration. Journal of Educational Administration, 38, 247-271.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Firestone, W., Hoy, W. K., & Johnson, S. M. (2000). The write stuff: A study of productive scholars in educational administration. Educational Administration Quarterly, 36, 358-390.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Woolfolk Hoy, A. (2000). Collaborative learning: A memorable model. The Teacher Educator, 36(2), 148-165.

Hoy, W.K. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (1999). The five faces of trust: An empirical confirmation in urban elementary schools. Journal of School Leadership, 9, 184-208.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Hoy, W. K. (1998). Trust in schools: A conceptual and empirical analysis. Journal of Educational Administration, 36, 334-352.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Woolfolk Hoy, A., & Hoy, W. K. (1998). Teacher efficacy: Its meaning and measure. Review of Educational Research, 68 (2), 202-248.

Uline, C., Miller, D., & Tschannen-Moran, M. (1998). School effectiveness: The underlying dimensions.  Educational Administration Quarterly, 34, 462-483.

Hoy, W. K., Hannum, J., & Tschannen-Moran, M. (1998). Organizational climate and student achievement: A parsimonious and longitudinal view. Journal of School Leadership, 8, 336-359.

Morris, D., Tschannen-Moran, M, & Weidemann, E. (1981). An inner-city LEA tutoring program. Journal of Language Experience, 3, 9-25.

Book Chapters:

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2007). Becoming a trustworthy leader. In The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership (Second Edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003). Fostering organizational citizenship: Transformational leadership and trust. In W.K. Hoy & C.G. Miskel, Studies in Leading and Organizing Schools (pp. 157-179). Information Age Publishing: Greenwich: CT.

Hoy, W. K. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003). The conceptualization and measurement of faculty trust in schools: The omnibus T-Scale. In W.K. Hoy & C.G. Miskel, Studies in Leading and Organizing Schools (pp. 181-208). Information Age Publishing: Greenwich: CT.

 Woolfolk Hoy, A. & Tschannen-Moran (1999). Implications of cognitive approaches to peer learning for teacher education. In A.M. O’Donnell & A. King (Eds.) Cognitive perspectives on peer learning. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Unrefereed Articles: 

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Tschannen-Moran, R. (2006, Nov.) Appreciating trust: Unleashing a culture of learning. The Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner.

DiPaola, M., Tschannen-Moran, M., & Walter-Thomas, C. (2004). Principals and special education: The critical role of school leaders. Focus on Exceptional Children.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2000). Ties that bind: the importance of trust in schools. Essentially Yours: Coalition News for Ohio Schools.

Research Reports from grant or contract work: 

Tucker, P. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, October). School Leadership in an Era of Accountability. Policy Brief for the State Action on Educational Leadership Project commissioned by the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute.

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001). Report of the 2001 Virginia Principals Study. A project funded by the Virginia Department of Education, in collaboration with the College of William and Mary, the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2000). The Ohio Success Document. An analysis documenting the progress made toward reform in schools affiliated with the Coalition of Essential Schools in Ohio. On-line at http://www.ohioces.org/documents/other_documents/ohiosd.pdf

Tschannen-Moran, M. (1999, August). Seeds of Peace: Ohio’s School Conflict Management Grant Program. An Evaluation of the 1996 High School Conflict Management Grant Program of the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management.

LEADERSHIP PREPARATION FOR COLLABORATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY 2003-2007

            Co-Principal Investigator with Brenda Williams in a Personnel Preparation Grant funded by the Office of Special Education Projects at the United States Department of Education for $799,024 over four years. This grant supports full and part-time doctoral students studying special education administration.

SOCIAL PROCESSES IN SCHOOLS STUDY III                                          2001-2002

            Principal Investigator for a study of 85 middle schools in Virginia. This study examined the relationships between a number of variables (including faculty and principal trust, teacher and principal efficacy, collective efficacy, organizational citizenship, social capital, transformational and instructional leadership) and the relationship of these constructs to student achievement.

A STUDY OF VIRGINIA PRINCIPALS                                                           2000-2001

            Collaboration with Michael DiPaola and the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals and the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals to conduct an extensive study of K-12 principals and assistant principals in Virginia. The study was funded by a $50,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Education.

DUPONT STUDY OF RURAL VIRGINIA SCHOOLS                                   2000-2003

            Participated in the analysis of baseline and annual survey data of five rural school divisions in Virginia. Constructs under include school climate, organizational citizenship, trust, collaboration, collective efficacy and school effectiveness.

SOCIAL PROCESSES IN SCHOOLS STUDY II                                                    2000

            Spearheaded instrument development and supervision of data collection in a large study of 100 high schools in Ohio. The constructs under study included: faculty and principal trust, teacher and principal efficacy, collective efficacy, organizational citizenship, social capital, formalization, standardization, enabling bureaucracy, coercive bureaucracy, principal spin, teacher spin, and powerlessness. The relationship of these constructs to student achievement was also examined. This principal investigator was Wayne Hoy and was funded through the Fawcett Chair in Educational Administration at The Ohio State University.

OHIO COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS                                            1999-2000

            Conducted a study of 12 schools affiliated with the Coalition of Essential Schools in Ohio toward the development of The Ohio Success Document, documenting the progress made in schools affiliated with the Coalition of Essential Schools in Ohio. The Coalition of Essential Schools is a school reform movement centered on ten common principles that encourage school personnel to reconceptualize their work and create structures that foster positive interpersonal relationships.

PRODUCTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL SCHOLARS PROJECT                             1999

           Co-Principal Investigator of Productive and Influential Scholars Project of the Task Force on Research and Inquiry, Division A of the American Educational Research Association with funding from the Spencer Foundation. This study was conducted under the guidance of a sub-group consisting of Susan Moore Johnson, William Firestone, and Wayne Hoy. The study involved a survey of a sample of 50 highly productive and influential scholars, as well as a random sample of Division A members. This was followed by an examination of information gleaned from scholars’ vitae and in-depth interviews with 18 of the influential scholars.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF OHIO                    1999

            An evaluation of conflict resolution programs in 50 high schools funded by The Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management in 1996 and 1997.

Refereed Scholarly Papers and Talks: 

Gareis, C. R. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, Nov.). Cultivating principals’ sense of efficacy: Supports that matter. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, TN.

McDonald, J., Tschannen-Moran, M., & Parks, D. (2005, July). Speaking Up in the Policy Arena: The Influences and Challenges of a State-wide Organization of Professors of Education Leadership. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Arlington, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, April). Cultivating a culture of trust in schools: Principals and teachers working together. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, April). Organizational Bridging or Buffering: The Impact of Schools’ Responses to Parent/Community Involvement on Student Achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Schechter, C. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, April). Teachers' Sense of Collective Efficacy: An International View . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, Nov.). What’s trust got to do with it? The role of faculty and principal trust in fostering student achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, MO.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Tucker, P. & MacDonald, J. (2004, Nov.). Pushing Back: Virginia Professors Engage with Policy Makers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, MO.

Johnson, D. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, April). Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy for Literacy Instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Gareis, C. R. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, April). Principals’ sense of efficacy and trust. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Tschannen-Moran, M., & McDonald, J. (2003, Nov.). Refining our internships: Structured conversations using a tuning protocol. Session presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Portland, OR.

Tschannen-Moran, M., DiPaola, M. F., Gareis, C. R., Stronge, J., & Williams, B. (2003, Nov.). Performance assessment in a standards-based preparation program: Translating standards into practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Portland, OR.

Uline, C., Tschannen-Moran, M., Hoffman, D., DiPaola, M., Gareis, C. R. & Stronge, J. (2003, Nov.). Leveraging ELCC reviews for organizational learning. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Portland, OR.

Barr, M. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, Nov.). Fostering student achievement: A study of the relationship between collective teacher efficacy and student achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.

DiPaola, M. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, Nov.). The changing face of the principalship: Leadership perspectives of Virginia’s principals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.

Tschannen-Moran, M, DiPaola, M., Gareis, C. Stronge, J., & Williams, B. (2002, Nov.). Performance assessment in a standards-based preparation program: Translating standards into practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.

Nestor-Baker, N. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, April). The tacit knowledge of productive scholars in educational administration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Woolfolk Hoy, A. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, April). Cultivating teacher efficacy: The effects of context. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Uline, C., Tschannen-Moran, M., & Perez, L. (2001, November). Constructive controversy: How conflict can contribute to school effectiveness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Cincinnati, OH.

Nestor-Baker, N. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001, November). Tacit knowledge in trust development: First year efforts of two newly-hired superintendents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Cincinnati, OH.

McLeod, S., Lopez, G., Murtadha-Watts, K., Quinn, D., Tschannen-Moran, M., & Tucker, P. (2001, November). Now what? Making the transition from student to faculty member. Presentation given at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Cincinnati, OH.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Goddard, R. (2001, April). Collective efficacy and trust: A multilevel analysis. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle.

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2000, November). Organizational citizenship in public schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Albuquerque, NM.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Firestone, W., Hoy, W. K., & Johnson, S. M. (2000, April). Learning from productive and influential scholars in educational administration.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2000, April). The development of a new measure of teacher efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (1998, November). Collaboration and the need for trust. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, St. Louis, MO.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Uline, C., & Woolfolk Hoy, A. (1998, April). Creating smarter schools through collaboration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (1998, April). The measurement of efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Woolfolk Hoy, A. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (1997, August). Teacher efficacy: Its meaning and measure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (1997, November). Trust in schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Orlando, FL.

Tschannen-Moran, M. & Hoy, W. K. (1997, April). Trust in and around schools: A conceptual and empirical study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

College of William and Mary School of Education

            School of Education Executive Committee                                       2004 – 2008

            Faculty Affairs Committee                                                                   2002 – 2005

                        Chair, 2004-2005

            Task Force on Faculty Evaluation                                                      2004 – 2005

            Search Committee for Educational Technology Faculty Position    2004 – 2005

            Search Committee for Educational Leadership Faculty Position    2001 – 2002

            EPPL Task Force on research preparation of our students             2001 – 2002

            School of Education Faculty Secretary                                              2001 – 2002

            Brickell School Leaders Partnership Program                              2000 – present

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

            AERA 2005 Division A Program Chair                                              2004 – 2005

            AERA 2004 Division A Section Chair                                                2003 – 2004

            Division A Dissertation Award Committee                                        2001 – 2002

            Division A Nominating Committee

(for Vice President and Secretary)      2000 – 2001

            Reviewer, Discussant, Chair for Annual Meeting                           1998 – present

            Member of Teaching in Educational Administration SIG              1999 – present

            Member of Organizational Theory SIG                                            1998 – present

            Division A New Member Session Panel Member                                                2000

            Division A Graduate Student Representative                                    1996 – 1998

 University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)

            Clark Graduate Student Seminar (Planning Committee,Faculty) 2001 – 2002

            Reviewer, Discussant, Chair for Annual Conference                    2000 – present

Educational Administration Quarterly

            Editorial Board                                                                             term: 2002 – 2008

            Acquisitions Editor                                                                      term: 2004 – 2008

Manuscript Referee for the following journals:

            American Educational Research Journal

            Contemporary Educational Psychology

            Educational Administration Quarterly

            Educational and Psychological Measurement

            Journal of Applied Social Psychology

            Journal of Educational Psychology

            Journal of School Leadership

            Psychological Reports

            Review of Educational Research

            Teaching and Teacher Education

Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership (VPEL)

            President                                                                                               2003 – 2004

            Subcommittee on the Alternative Certification of Administrators    2003 – 2005

            Subcommittee on the Internship                                                          2001 – 2004

            Representative from the College of William and Mary                  2000 – present

State Action for Educational Leadership Project                                                        2002

            Preparation of a policy brief for the Commonwealth Education Policy Initiative.

School Leadership Institute

            School Climate Data Analysis and Presentations for PLLRS.         2001 – 2002

Leadership Coach                                                                                              2004-2005

            Provided external coaching to district and building level leadership in a small city school district in Ohio.

Ohio Coalition of Essential Schools Coach                                                  1999 – 2002

            Provided external coaching to an elementary school serving a low-income community in a small city in Ohio. This school aligned with the Coalition of Essential Schools with funding through a Comprehensive School Reform Development grant.

Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management                       2000

            Developed Study Guides for Peace Week (Elementary, MS, HS)

Invited Workshops and Addresses:

Lemmerman, C. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, December 7). Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools – A Book Talk. National Staff Development Council annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, September 14: Keynote Address). Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools. CAPS: Career/Technical Administrators Partnering for Success, Mountain Lake Hotel, Pembroke, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, September 10: Keynote Address). Leaders in the emerging Colorful Female System. Theta Nu Xi annual convention, Atlanta, GA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, August 23). Resolving Conflict Constructively. Windsor HS, Isle of Wight County Schools, Windsor, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, August 9). Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools.   Isle of Wight County Schools, Smithfield, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, June 28). Trust Matters: Cultivating a Community of Learners. College of William & Mary School Leadership Institute, Williamsburg, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2005, June 23). Trust Matters: Cultivating a Community of Learners. Virginia Secondary School Principals Association Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, Dec. 2). Building trust in schools. Virginia Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Williamsburg, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, Nov. 2). Building trust in collaborative settings. 15^th Annual Symposium on Collaboration and Inclusive Education, Williamsburg, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, June 29). The Coach Approach: supporting teachers’ instructional practice. College of William & Mary School Leadership Institute, Williamsburg, VA. 

Johnson, D. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004, March 19). Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy for Literacy Instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia State Reading Association, Richmond, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003, November 17). Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership Response to the Task Force Recommendations. Virginia Legislative Commission on School Leadership, Richmond, VA.

DiPaola, M. F. & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003, Nov. 3) Creating a School Context that Supports Inclusive Practice: A Leadership Challenge. 14^th Annual Symposium on Collaboration and Inclusive Education, Williamsburg, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003, August 14). Innovative preparation practices. Ohio Principals’ Academy. Columbus, OH.

Tucker, P and Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, October 18). School leadership in an era of accountability. Virginia Legislative Commission on School Leadership, Richmond, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, June 21). Who to include? Shared Decision Making in Schools. Aspiring Administrators Academy, Richmond City Schools 2002. School Leaders Institute.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2002, March 25-28). Teacher sense of efficacy: Exploring a powerful construct. The University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001, Oct. 26). The Principalship in Virginia in 2001. Presented to the Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership, Petersburg, VA.

Tschannen-Moran, M. (2001, Dec. 13). The use of portfolios in administration preparation. Symposium sponsored by the Ohio Principal’s Leadership Academy Entry-Year Program, the University Parke Hotel, Columbus, OH.

Tschannen-Moran, M., Hoffman, D., & Levak, B. (1999, November). Documenting success in Ohio. Paper presented at the Fall Forum of the Coalition of Essential Schools, Atlanta, GA.