Research & Scholarship

Recently Published Scholarship

Policy Brief: Moran, P., & Perry, K. (October 2026). Elevating community trust as the first principle of accountability. Educational Accountability Remade.
- https://www.eduaccountability.org/papers/community-trust.pdf
Research Article: Richardson, J. W., Bathon, J., & Zhong, H. (2026). Learning online in schools after COVID: A systematic review of research aligned to the science of learning and development. Frontiers in Education, 11:1815279.
- https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1815279
Research Article: Cottongim, W., Sullivan, S., Morris, A., Powers, D., Wallace, J., Young, L. (2026). The Principal Well-Being Crisis: Examining Workload Isolation, and Sustainability in Kentucky School Leadership. Journal of Advances in Education, 2(1), 73 - 91.
- Link to Article.

Technical Manual: Collins, R., Perry, K. T. Local Accountability Implementation Guide, prepared for Kentucky Department of Education Office of Innovation. Kentucky Department of Education.
- https://www.education.ky.gov/school/innov/Documents/Local%20Accountability%20Guide%20and%20Toolkit.pdf
Law Journal Article: Bathon, J., Umpstead, R. & Combs, C. J. (2025). Sustaining the Fight for Equitable Schools in the Shifting Student Assignment Legal Landscape. West’s Education Law Reporter 439(2), 727-751.
Book Chapter: Bathon, J. M. & Richardson, J. (2025). Leading technology, equity, and deeper learning in schools. In Adams, D. & Gurr, D., Technology and digital educational leadership: The future of education. New York: Routledge.
- https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003514732-4/leading-technology-deeper-learning-schools-justin-bathon-jayson-richardson
Blog Post: Coleman, C. (2025). Let them: A mindset shift for schools. What School Could Be Blog and Chronicle.
- https://www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/let-them-a-mindset-shift-for-schools?rq=carmen%20coleman
Blog Post: Coleman, C. (2025). Reimagining school starts with reclaiming time. Getting Smart
- https://www.gettingsmart.com/2025/07/11/reimagining-school-starts-with-reclaiming-time/

Book Chapter: Perry, K, Bathon, J. & Young, L. (2024). Flagship University Influences on Educational System Change: Kentucky and the Center for Next Generation Leadership. In O’Hair M.J., Woods, P.. & O’Hair, H. D. (Eds.), Communication and Education: Promoting peace and democracy in times of crisis and conflict. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119985280.ch16
Research Article: Richardson, J., Bathon, J. & McLeod, S. (2024). From vision to reality: How school leaders nurture deeper learning. Journal of Educational Administration 62(1) 157-172.
- https://www.emerald.com/jea/article/62/1/157/1232431/From-vision-to-reality-how-school-leaders-nurture
Commentary: Bathon, J. & Richardson, J.W. (2024). Commentary - On the road to deeper learning. Journal of Educational Administration 62(1), 4-8.
- https://www.emerald.com/jea/article/62/1/4/1232418

Dissertation: Perry, Karen (2023). A statewide network’s impact on school leaders’ self-efficacy for transformational school change.
- https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edc_etds/43/

Blog Post: Coleman, C. (2022). How defining success skills transformed my district. ASCD Blog
- https://www.ascd.org/blogs/how-defining-success-skills-transformed-my-district
Blog Post: Coleman, C. (2022). Leading for deeper learning: A series in 4 parts. 2Revolutions, NGLC, and the Aurora Institute Blogs
Article: Coleman, C. (2022). Worksheets won’t make good artifacts: A deeper learning story from Kentucky. High Tech High’s Unboxed, (22)
- https://hthgse.edu/worksheets-wont-make-good-artifacts-a-deeper-learning-story-from-kentucky/

Book (Research-Based): Richardson, J., Bathon, J. & McLeod, S. (2021). Leadership for Deeper Learning: Facilitating School Innovation and Transformation. New York, NY: Routledge.
- https://www.routledge.com/Leadership-for-Deeper-Learning-Facilitating-School-Innovation-and-Transformation/Richardson-Bathon-McLeod/p/book/9780367342753
Book Chapter: Bathon, J. & Young, L. (2021). Equally unpleasant choices: Observations on school leadership in a time of crisis. In O’Hair D. & O’Hair,M. J. (Eds.), Communicating science in times of crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119751809.ch15
Commentary: Bathon, J.M. & Socol, I. (2021). Commentary - A time for recoding school. Journal of Educational Administration 59(3), 385-391.
- https://www.emerald.com/jea/article/59/3/385/197798/Commentary-A-time-for-recoding-school

Book Chapter: Bathon J. M (2020). Inclusive STEM school models: A review of characteristics and impact. In Sahin, A. & Mohr-Schroeder, M., (Eds.), Myths & truths: What has years of K-12 STEM education research taught us? Boston, MA: Brill.
- https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004405400/BP000008.xml

Blog Post: Coleman, C. (2019, September 30). Our (digital) backpack for success: Transforming the student experience. PBLWorks / Buck Institute for Education
- https://www.pblworks.org/blog/our-digital-backpack-success-transforming-student-experience

Article: Bathon, J., Van Rooyan, J. & Joubert, R. (2018). Comprehensive platform networks for school reform: A leapfrog strategy for struggling state systems. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 3(2), 257-282.
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1207429

Article: Young, L. (2017). Putting our money where our mouths are: Financing personalized learning. Kentucky School Leader, Spring/Summer 2017, pp. 12 - 13, 25.

Book Chapter: Bathon, J. (2013). Technology leadership: A digital lever for lasting educational reform. In Kappler-Hewitt, K., Hodge, B., Childers-McKee, C. & Schuler, R. (Eds.), Postcards from the schoolhouse: Practitioner scholars examine contemporary issues in instructional leadership. NCPEA Press.
- Book Link