Co-Director Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership between the University of California System and the California State University System, and Co-Director of the University of California Educational Research Center. Responsible for a graduate group comprised of faculty from UCLA, UC-Davis, and UC- Santa Barbara.

Research Interests

Educational Leadership; Human resource issues and collective bargaining

Education

Ph.D., Educational Administration – University of Tennesee, Knoxville – 1977

Select Publications

Young, I.P., Young, K.H., Oto, T. (in press). Superintendents’ assessment of Hispanic, Latino, and White job candidates for a high school principalship: Effects of cultural subdivisions and student characteristics. Leadership and Policy in Schools.

Young, I.P., Young, K. H., Vang, M., & Castaneda, J. (in press). Effects of principal’s pay and pay satisfaction for student achievement at the elementary school level. National Council of Educational Administrators Yearbook.

Young, I.P., Reimer, D., & Young, K.H. (in press). Staffing at the middle school level: Are the least qualified principals assigned to the neediest buildings. Educational Research Quarterly.

Young, I.P., Young, K.H., Okhremtchouk, I. S., & Castaneda, J.M. (in press). An examination of pay facets and of referent groups for assessing pay satisfaction of male elementary school principals. Journal of School Public Relations.

Young, I.P. & Young, K.H. (in press). Perceptions of female and male superintendents for a middle school principalship as moderated by sex and national origin of applicants. Leadership and Policy in Schools.

Young, I.P. & Young, K.H. (in press). An assessment of academic predictors for admission decisions: Do applicants varying in national origin and in sex have a level playing field for a doctoral program in educational leadership. Education Research Quarterly.

Young, I.P., Reimer, D., & Young, K.H. (2010). What to pay: Effects of organizational characteristics and human capital endowments for initial salaries of female and male middle school principals. International Journal of Educational Leadership, 5(1).

Young, I.P., Vang, M., & Young, K. (2009). Effects of student characteristics, principal qualifications, and organizational constraints for assessing student achievement: A public relations and human resource concern. Journal of School Public Relations, 29, 379-400.

Young, I.P. & Young, K.H. (2009). The effects of national origin of applicants on admission decisions for a doctoral program in educational leadership: Is it a level playing field? In Hoy W. (Ed). Chapter in Studies in School Improvement, Information Age publishing, 279-295.

Young, I.P., & Forbes, J.D. (2009). The way (attraction) and stay (retention) for newly appointed urban teachers: A public relations concern. Journal of School Public Relations, 29, 360-377.

Awards and Honors

• Co-recipient, William J. Davis Award, American Educational Research Association for most outstanding article published in the Educational Administration Quarterly (2003).
• National Dissertation Award – The University Council of Professors of Educational Administration.

Current Activities and Service

• Editorial Board Member. Journal of School Public Relations. 2005-present.
• Manuscript Reviewer. Journal of School Leadership. 2003-present.
• Manuscript Reviewer. Educational Administration Quarterly. 2001-present.
• Editorial Board Member. Educational Administration Quarterly. 1996-2000.
• Search Committee Member. Springsboro Community City Superintendent. 2000.
• Search Committee Member. Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Superintendent. 2000.
• Search Committee Member. New Bremen Local Superintendent. 2000.
• Search Committee Member. Grandville City Superintendent. 1999.
• Member. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee. Ohio State University. 1998-2000.
• University Senator. Ohio State University. 1997-1998.
• College Senator. Ohio State University. 1994-present.
• Reviewer. American Educational Research Journal. 1982-present.
• Reviewer. Longman, Inc. 1982-present.
• Reviewer. Prentice-Hall. 1982-present.