Charles Slater

Charles L. Slater is Professor of Educational Administration at California State University Long Beach. He previously served as professor at Texas State University San Marcos, and was superintendent of schools in Texas and Massachusetts.

He has published articles on educational leadership in the US and Mexico and other educational topics in: the Journal of Educational Administration, the International Journal of Servant Leadership, the Educational Forum, the Journal of School Leadership, Vitae Scholastica, Education and Society, the International Journal of Leadership in Education, the Journal of Adult Development.

He teaches in doctoral programs in Mexico and is fluent in Spanish and French.

I have been teaching, conducting research, and taking graduate students to visit doctoral and master's programs in educational administration in Mexican universities for the last ten years. The purpose is to provide doctoral students with research experience in another culture and gain from the exchange of ideas.

The first line of research has focused on leadership in the US and Mexico with attention to cultural differences. Are there different requirements for successful leadership in each country? What are the commonalities and differences in what people look for in a good leader?

The second line of research has looked at the challenges of school directors in Mexico and the US. What does the experience of directors suggest for educational administration preparation? This work has been conducted with the International Study of Principal Preparation (ISPP) a collaboration of researchers in thirteen countries. The findings have been presented at conferences and published in national and international journals.

Slater, C.L. Garcia, J.M., & Gorosave, G. (2008). Challenges of a Successful First-Year Principal in Mexico. Journal of Educational Administration, 46(6), 702-714.

Slater, C.L. (2008). Collaboartive Action Research as a Laboratory for Graduate Education. in S. Gordon (ed) Collaboraitve Action Research: Parntership for School and University Renewal. New York: Teachers College Press.

Wildy, H., Clarke, S., & Slater, C.L. (2007). International perspectives of principal preparation: How does Australia fare? Leading and Managing, 13(2), 1-14.

Slater, C.L. Boone, M., Nelson, S., De La Colina, M., Garcia, E., Grimaldo, L., Rico, G., Rodríguez, S., Sirios, D., Womack, D., Garcia, J.M., & Arriaga, R. (2007). El Escalafón y el Doble Turno: An International Perspective on School Director Preparation. Journal for Educational Research and Policy Studies, 6(2), 60-90.

Nelson, S., McGhee, M., Meno, L., & Slater, C.L. (2007). Fulfilling the promise of educational accountability: A unique perspective. Phi Delta Kappan, 88(9), pp. 702-709.

Posner B., Slater, C.L., & Boone, M. (2006). Spirituality and leadership among college freshmen. International Journal of Servant Leadership.

Slater, C.L., Boone, M., Fillion, S., Galloway, H., Munoz, L., Base, M., Romero-Grimaldo, L., Korth, L., Alvarez, I., Topete, C., & Iturbe, E. (2006). Ideal images of leadership. Educational Forum, 71(2).

Slater, C.L. Boone, M., Alvarez, I., Topete, C., Iturbe, E., Munoz, L., Base, M., Romer-Grimaldo, L., Korth, L., Andrews, J., & Bustamante, A. (2005). School leadership Preparation in Mexico: Metacultural considerations. Journal of School Leadership,15(2).

Slater, C.L. (September, 2005). What does it mean to be an educated person? The School Administrator.

Presentation at the British Educational leadership, Managment, and Administration Society Conference, Birmingham, England, July 2009.

Garcia, J.M., Slater, C.L.. & Gorosave, G.L. (under review). Issues in educational administration  preparation in the US and Mexico. In A.W. Wiseman and I. Silova (eds.) Educational leadership: Global contexts and international comparisons. UK: Emerald Publishing.

Slater, C.L. McGhee, M., Nelson, S. & Meno, L. (in press). Lessons Learned: The Promise and Possibility of Educational Accountability in the United States. In C.F. Webber, and J. Lupart, J. (Eds). Leading student assessment: Trends and opportunities. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Direccion y Liderazgo en la Educacion, Una Asignatura en el Programa de Doctorado, Universidad del Valle de Mexico.