A. William Place, Ph.D.
ProfessorB.S. The University of Dayton
M.S. The University of Dayton, Educational Leadership
Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Educational Administration
Ohio 5 Year Professional Teaching License with the following endorsements:
Research/Academic Interests
The principalship
Bias in selection or recruitment of employees, specifically: selection and recruitment of teachers, arbitration awards in the educational sector, relationship between age and teaching performance
Publications
Dr. Place’s work can be found in several journals including: He has also co-authored books and book chapters including:
Acker-Hocevar, M., Ballenger, J., Place, A.W., & Ivory, G. (Eds.). (2012). Snapshots of school leadership in the 21st century: Perils and promises of leading for social justice, school improvement, and democratic community (The UCEA voices from the field project). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Place, A.W. (2011). Principals Who Dare to Care. Larchmont, NY: Eye On Education.
Associations/Affiliations/Work History
American Educational Research Association
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration/International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership
Mid-Western Educational Research Association
National Association of Secondary School Administrators
Eastern Kentucky University, Department Chair, 2017—present
Saint Joseph's University, 2012-2017
The University of Dayton, 1994-2012
Principal of Jefferson Township High School in Ohio, 2000-2002
Ball State University, 1990-1994
Elected to be one of three members to serve on the Executive Board of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) for a three year term (2009-2012).
Selected to serve on the Ohio Board of Regents Principal Clinical Practice Blue Ribbon Panel 2010-2012.
Appointed the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) Barbara Jackson Scholars Advisory Board. November, 2009 to 2014.
