Dr. Rebecca Goodwin Faculty - Part-time Leadership Studies               rgoodwin@marshall.edu

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership,  May 2002

West Virginia University–Morgantown, WV

Major: Leadership Studies       

Minor: Curriculum & Instruction

Dissertation:  On the Edge of Chaos: A Delphi Study of the Changing Role of the Secondary Principal

Master of Arts, August 1975

West Virginia College of Graduate Studies–Institute, WV

Major: Secondary Education and English

Bachelor of Arts, (Magna Cum Laude with Honors in English), May 1962

Marshall University–Huntington, WV

Majors:   Secondary Education:  English and Spanish

Leadership Studies

Graduate School of Education and Professional Development

Marshall University, South Charleston, West Virginia

Leadership Studies

Marshall University, South Charleston, West Virginia

North Central Association Commission on Schools

Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia

Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia  

Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia

Hayes Junior High School, St. Albans, West Virginia

St. Albans High School, St. Albans, West Virginia

Spring Hill Junior High School, South Charleston, West Virginia

Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, WV

Hayes Junior High School, St. Albans, West Virginia

2004.  Goodwin, R., Cunningham, M., & Eagle, T. (2005, April).  The changing role of the secondary principal in the United States:  An historical perspective.  Journal of Educational Administration and History.

2004.  Goodwin, Rebecca H. (2004, Winter).  The changing principalship:  A summary of the findings of the 2003 NCPEA Morphett Award dissertation.  NCPEA Education Leadership Review, 5 (1), 16-19.

2003   Goodwin, R., Cunningham, M., & Childress, R.B. (2003, March). The Changing Role of the Secondary Principal. NASSP Bulletin, 87 (634), 26-42.

2003   Jones, J.D., Goodwin, R., & Cunningham, M. (2003, Spring).  Leadership for Learning::  A Study of Successful School Systems. The Journal of School Improvement, 4(1). Available at http://www.ncacasi.org/jsi/2003v4i1/.

2001   Goodwin, R., & Childress, R. (2001, Spring/Summer).  Breaking Ranks: An historical perspective.  Voices from the field: The Journal of the National High School Association, 3 (1), 28-32.

1996   Goodwin, R. & McClanahan, J.  (1996).  Restructuring secondary education. Charleston, WV: Kanawha County Schools:

1992   Goodwin, R.  (1992).  Kanawha County middle schools. : Charleston, WV:  Kanawha County Schools.

Marshall University Doctoral Seminar Keynote Address, South Charleston, WV.  “The Groves of Academe.”  (2006, October).

Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration 47th Annual Conference, Atlantic Beach, FL.  “The complex role of the school principal:  Conversations with principals.” (2006, November).

National Council for Professor of Educational Administration Conference, Branson, MO.  “Meeting the Needs of Principals in Rural Areas.” (2004, August).

West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, Charleston, WV.  “The Changing Role of the Secondary Principal.”  (2003, October).

National Council for Professor of Educational Administration Conference, Sedona, AZ.  “The Morphett Presentation:  On the Edge of Chaos: A Delphi Study of the Changing Role of the Secondary Principal.”  (2003, August).

West Virginia Association of School Administrators’ Conference, Snowshoe, WV.  “The Changing Role of School Administration.” (2003, July).

National Council for Professor of Educational Administration Conference, Burlington, VT.  “The Changing Role of the Secondary Principal.”  (2002).

National Council for Professor of Educational Administration Conference, Burlington, VT.  “Educational Leadership Programs: Escaping from Between a Rock and a Hard Place.”  (2002).

West Virginia Association of School Administrators’ Conference, Snowshoe, WV.  “Five Critical Attributes of Leading Edge Districts.”  (2002).

Mercer County Schools.  Bluefield, WV.  “A Celebration of Middle Level Education.” (2002).

West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals.  “In Cooperation: The Marshall University Principals’ Preparation Program.”  (2001).

National Council for Professor of Educational Administration:  The Edgar L. Morphett Dissertation Award (2003).

Kanawha County Schools: Educator of the Year (1997).          

Principal, West Virginia Exemplary School (1985).

National Association of Secondary School Principals - 1978-Present

West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals - 1978-Present

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - 1985-Present

National Council for Professors of Educational Administration - 2001-Present