William Allan Kritsonis is a professor of educational leadership at Prairie View A&M University. He has over 40 years of experience in education, including serving as a visiting scholar at Stanford and Columbia Universities. He has chaired over 20 doctoral dissertations. His research focuses on educational leadership, research methods, and multicultural education. He is the founder of National FORUM Journals, which has published over 5,000 professors. His goals for 2012 are to teach and mentor students while continuing his research.

1. William Allan Kritsonis, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1987
Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, 1981
Degrees
The University of Iowa, Ph.D., 1976
Seattle Pacific University, M.Ed., 1971
Central Washington University, B.A., 1969
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2. I am a Professor of Educational
Leadership at Prairie View A&M
University – The Texas A&M
University System. I teach in the
Ph.D. Program in Educational
Leadership. I believe students
learn best by doing.
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3. In October 2006, I chaired the
first doctoral candidate to earn a
Ph.D. in Educational Leadership
at Prairie View A&M University. I
have chaired 22 doctoral
dissertations, along with serving
as a committee member on many
others.
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4. Courses Taught at PVAMU
Ph.D. Courses Taught at PVAMU (Doctoral Level)
EDUL 7003 Fundamental Components of Strategic Thinking
EDUL 7013 Strategic Planning in Educational Leadership
EDUL 7033 Dynamics of Leadership
EDUL 7043 Organizational Development and Change
EDUL 7063 Philosophy of Leadership
EDUL 7403 School Law for Administrators
EDUL 7083 Internship Superintendent/Principal/Higher Ed.
EDUL 7213 Educational Laws and Policies
EDUL 7253 Ethical Decision Making
EDUL 7263 Critical Issues in Educational Leadership
EDUL 7273 Human Resources Management
EDUL 7333 Grant Writing
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EDUL 8003 Dissertation

5. Courses Taught at PVAMU (Continued)
Master’s Courses Taught at PVAMU (Master’s Level)
ADMIN 5513 Superintendent Internship
ADMN 5003 Fundamentals of School Administration
ADMN 5013 Theory, Practice and Research
ADMN 5023 Public School Law
ADMN 5033 School Business Management
ADMN 5043 The School Principalship
ADMN 5053 Administration of Special Programs
ADMN 5083 Special Topics in Educational Administration
ADMN 5153 Research
CNSL 5163 Research
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6. Past Professional Experiences (Prior to PVAMU)
1990-2004 PROFESSOR (Tenured)
McNeese State University (LA)
1990 VISITING GUEST PROFESSOR
Wright State University (OH)
1987-90 UNIVERISTY FACULTY MEMBER
Webster University (LA)
1986-87 ACADEMIC DEAN
Louisiana Business College (LA)
1984-86 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Northwestern State University (LA)
1981-84 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (LA)
1980-81 DIRECTOR OF FIELD EXPERIENCES & STUDENT TEACHING & ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Salisbury State College (MD)
1978-80 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Central Washington University (WA) 6

7. Past Professional Experiences (Continued)
1977-78 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Preston Community School District (IA)
1974-77 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Wilton Community School District (IA)
1973-74 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Amana School District (IA)
1972-73 SPECIAL AREA RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (FELLOWSHIP)
The University of Iowa, Graduate School, College of Education (IA)
1971-72 TEACHER
Peninsula Public Schools (WA)
1969-71 TEACHER
Renton Public Schools (WA)
1969 STUDENT TEACHER
Seattle Public Schools (WA)
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8. Selected Honors and Awards
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9. The Texas National Association for
Multicultural Education
Honors Dr. William Allan Kritsonis for Distinguished
Service to Multicultural Research Publishing
Texas NAME Conference
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
April 28, 2012
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10. * Successful Post-Tenure Review, Professor, PVAMU (2010)
* Received William H. Parker Leadership Academy Hall of Honor,
PVAMU, Selected by Graduate Students (2008)
* Received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate
Studies, Southern Christian University (2008)
* Lectured at the University of Oxford, Oxford, England (2005)
* Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus, Central Washington
University, College of Education & Professional Studies (2004)
* Tenure & Promotion Committee, PVAMU, Elected by Faculty
(2004-Current)
* Post-Tenure Review Committee, PVAMU, Appointed by the Dean
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of Education (2004-2009 & 2011)

11. Research Agenda
Books – Articles – Lectures -
Workshops
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12. I lecture and conduct seminars
and workshops on a variety of
topics. I am the author of more
than 600 articles in professional
journals and several books. I am
in the process of revising the
fourth edition of my book titled:
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: The Art of
Survival (1986, 1993, 2000). 12

13. In 1996, I wrote Philosophies of
Education. In the book, I include
a Philosophical Inventory where
students identify their
philosophy of leadership. I will
be revising this book under the
new title: Philosophy of
Leadership.
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14. I am the author of the textbook
William Kritsonis, PhD on
Schooling (2002). This book is being
revised with Dr. Cheng-Chieh Lai,
assistant professor at Hsiuping
Institute of Technology in China. Dr.
Lai plans to recommend the book to
be the national textbook for China.
The book covers key concepts of
American schools in the 21stcentury.14

15. In 2006, I coauthored two articles
in the Two-Volume Set of the
Encyclopedia of Educational
Leadership and Administration
published by SAGE Publications,
Thousand Oaks, California.
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16. In 2007, I completed the book,
Ways of Knowing Through the
Realms of Meaning (858 pages).
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17. The book is the product of a
collaborative twenty-four year
effort started in 1978 with the
late Dr. Philip H. Phenix, former
dean of the College of Education
at Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York. I am in the
process of revising this book.
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18. In 2009, I coauthored the textbook:
A Statistical Journey: Taming of the
Skew. I am in the process of revising
the second edition, along with the
Instructor’s Manual and CD’s.
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19. In 2009, I coauthored the book
Effective Teaching in the
Elementary School. The book is
packed with practical solutions to
typical classroom problems. I plan to
revise this book in the near future.
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20. In 2011, Practical Applications of
Educational Research and Basic
Statistics was published. The text
provides practical knowledge in
educational research for graduate
students at the doctoral and master’s
level. I am currently revising the
book and expect to complete it by
2013.
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21. I am a National Reviewer for the
Journal of Research on
Leadership, University Council
for Educational Administration
(UCEA). I plan to continue in this
capacity.
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22. I continue to provide seminars
and workshops on Writing for
Professional Publication. These
have been popular with both
professors and practitioners.
Persons in attendance generate
an article to be published in a
refereed journal at the national
or international levels. 22

23. Founder of
National FORUM Journals (1983)
Over 5,000 Professors Published
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24. NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS
Founded 1983
National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal(1983)
National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal (1987)
National FORUM of Special Education Journal (1989)
National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal (1990)
International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity (1996)
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS –Online Division (1997)
National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal (2003)
International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration (2004)
Doctoral FORUM: Mentoring Doctoral Student Research (2004)
National Journal: Focus On Colleges, Universities, and Schools (2006)
Schooling (2010)
National FORUM Journals
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25. In 2004, I established the DOCTORAL
FORUM – National Journal for
Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral
Student Research. The DOCTORAL
FORUM is committed to publishing
coauthored articles written by doctoral
students who have been mentored by
their professors while they are enrolled
in course work.
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26. Goals for Dr. Kritsonis – 2012
1. Teach courses satisfactorily to develop leaders for the 21st century.
2. Advise and mentor students satisfactorily.
3. Provide service to the College of Education and Integrative Studies.
4. Assist colleagues in further refining the doctoral program.
5. Assist colleagues in writing articles for national refereed journals.
6. Assist doctoral students in writing articles for national refereed journals.
7. Schedule time for my own professional development that will enhance
educational leadership today and in the future.
8. Attend departmental, college, and university activities.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.
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10. Attend local community events.

27. Words of Encouragement
“Let no youth have any anxiety about the upshot
(conclusion) of his education, whatever the line of it
may be. If he keeps faithfully busy each hour of the
working day, he may safely leave the final result to
itself. He can, with perfect certainty, count on
waking up some fine morning to find himself one of
the competent ones of his generation, in whatever
pursuit he may have singled out.”
William James
(1842-1910)
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28. I will continue to be dedicated to
teaching, research, service, and
providing Leadership through
Learning.
THANK YOU
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