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Dr. Patrick Jenlink, Ed.D.
Patrick M. Jenlink, Ed.D., professor, received his doctorate from Oklahoma State University. A former superintendent and principal, his research interests include systems design, democracy and social justice, leadership development, and constructivist learning theory. His areas of specialization within the doctoral program include research methodology, social foundations and philosophy, and ethics of leadership. Primarily a qualitative researcher, he currently serves as editor for two peer-reviewed journals, Scholar Practitioner Quarterly and Teacher Education and Practice. He also has served as editor for the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Yearbook. Jenlink has authored many journal articles, book chapters and four books, which include Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2005), Marching into a New Millennium: Challenges to Educational Leadership (Scarecrow Press, 2000), Systemic Change: Touchstones for the Future School (IRI Skylight, 1995) and Portraits of Teacher Preparation: Learning to Teach a Challenging America (Rowan & Littlefield Publications, 2005). Dr. Jenlink may be reached at (936) 468-2908 or pjenlink@sfasu.edu.