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ISSN 0895-3880
31st
Year Anniversary
National FORUM Journals
Founded 1982
31ST
Year Anniversary Volume 26, Numbers 1 & 2, 2013
Founded by William Allan Kritsonis Special Combined Issues
ISSN 0895-3880
CONTENTS
PARTIAL LISTINGS OF AFFILIATED UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND SCHOOLS……...i
GUEST EDITOR’S PREFACE: SPECIAL ISSUE-RESEARCHING PROVEN PRACTICES,
PROCESSESS, AND PROCEDURES FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP…………..ix
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
FOREWORD: INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE……………………………………………..1
William Allan Kritsonis ---- Prairie View A & M University
A RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN TODAY’S SCHOOLS:
THREE ESSENTIALS - PREPARATION, COMPETENCY, AND DISPOSITIONS………………..3
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN:
THE ROLES OF PRINCIPALS IN TEACHER INDUCTION AND MENTORING…………………17
Vivian Gunn Morris --- University of Memphis
Curtis Morris --- Memphis City Schools-Retired
EXPLORING LEADER BEHAVIOR INFORMED BY THE THIRTEEN CORE COMPETENCIES
AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION……………………………………..33
Detris Crane --- Shelby County Schools
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE MOST PREFERRED DISPOSITIONS OF EFFECTIVE
SCHOOL LEADERS……………………………………………………………………………………….55
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
Tonya Cooper --- Memphis City Schools
TRANSFORMING HIGH POVERTY, UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS: PRACTICES,
PROCESSESS, AND PROCEDURES………………………………………………………………. …77
Sharon Williams Griffin --- Memphis City Schools
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY COMPETENCY: A STEP ON THE JOURNEY TO
DEVELOP AN ANALYTIC INSRTUMENT TO PINPOINT DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD
IN 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL LEADERS………………………………………………………………94
Shirley Marie McCarther --- University Of Missouri-Kansas City
Donna M. Davis --- University Of Missouri-Kansas City
Johanna Nilsson --- University Of Missouri-Kansas City
Jacob Marszalek --- University Of Missouri-Kansas City
Carolyn Barber --- University Of Missouri-Kansas City

2. AUTHORS …………………………………………………………………………………………………101
NFAERJ ALUMNI HONOR ROLL OF PUBLISHED WRITERS ……………………………………...104
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS LISTING ……………………………………………………………..110
NFAERJ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION………………………………………………………...……...111