Vita

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy
Florida State University, 2007

Dissertation: The Relationship between Teacher Quality and Teacher Attrition

M.S., Curriculum and Instruction
University of Southern Mississippi, 2000

Thesis:  An Historical Comparison of Systemic Education Reform Efforts in the United States and the United Kingdom, 1979-2000

B.A., History
University of Southern Mississippi, 1995

COURSES TAUGHT

EDLS 7310: Diversity and Cultural Leadership
EDAS 7300: Leadership Practicum/Internship II
EDAS 6300: Leadership Practicum/Internship I
EDAS 6250: School Culture and Instructional/Professional Dev.
EDAS 6210: Introduction to Organizational Leadership and Change

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Teacher Quality
Teacher Hiring
Teacher Attrition
Personnel Evaluation
Innovation Diffusion Theory
Cost Analyses of Educational Programs

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles

Rutledge, S.A. Harris, D.N., & Ingle, W. K. (in press). How principals ‘bridge and buffer’ the new demands of teacher quality and accountability: A mixed methods analysis of teacher hiring. American Journal of Education.

Harris, D.N., Rutledge, S.A., Ingle, W.K., & Thompson, C.T. (in press). Mix and match: What principals really look for when hiring teachers. Education Finance and Policy.

Ingle, W. K. (2009). Teacher quality and attrition in a US school district. Journal of Educational Administration, 47 (5), 557-585.

Johnson, P.A., & Ingle, W.K. (2009).  Campaign strategies and voter approval of school referenda: A mixed methods analysis. Journal of School Public Relations 30 (1), 51-71.

Rutledge, S.A., Harris, D.N., Thompson, C. T., & Ingle, W. K. (2008). Certify, blink, hire:  An examination of the process and tools of teacher screening and selection.  Leadership and Policy in Schools, 7(3), 237-263. 

Cohen-Vogel, L., Ingle, W. K., Levine, A. A., & Spence, M. (2008). The “spread” of merit-based college aid: Politics, policy consortia, and interstate competition.  Educational Policy, 22(3), 339-362.  

Ingle, W. K., Cohen-Vogel, L., & Hughes, R. (2007). The public policy process among southeastern states:  Elaborating theories of regional adoption and hold-out behavior. Policy Studies Journal, 35(4), 607-628.

Cohen-Vogel, L. & Ingle, W. K. (2007). When neighbours matter most:  Innovation, diffusion and state policy adoption in tertiary education.  Journal of Education Policy, 22 (3), 241-262.

Book Chapters

Beckham, J. C., & Ingle, W.K. (2008).  Searches in public schools. In K. Lane, M.  Gooden, J. Mead, P. Pauken, & S. Eckes (Eds.), The Principal’s Legal Handbook, Fourth Edition (pp. 49-75). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.

Technical Reports/ Policy Briefs

Ingle, W.K., & Johnson, P.A. (2009). School Levies in Ohio. Bowling Green, OH: Institute for Child & Family Policy.

Johnson, P.A ., & Ingle, W.K. (2009). Property taxes and school funding in Ohio. Bowling Green, OH: Institute for Child & Family Policy. 

Harris, D.N., Taylor, L.L., Levine, A.A., Ingle, W.K., & McDonald, L. (2008). The resource costs of standards, assessments, and accountability: A final report to the National Research Council. Washington, D.C.: National Research Council.

Harris, D. N., & Ingle, K. (2004).  An initial cost analysis of the State of Florida's role in alternative teacher certification.  Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education.

Iatarola, P., & Ingle, K. (2004).  An initial cost analysis of the Florida school districts' role in alternative teacher certification. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education.

Book Reviews

Ingle, W.K. (2009). Book review: The basic guide to supervision and instructional leadership, second edition. Journal of Educational Administration, 47 (2), 267-269.

Ingle, W.K. (2008). Book review: When research matters: How scholarship influences education policy.  Journal of Educational Administration, 46 (5), 653-658.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES            

Faculty Advisor, Hillel at BGSU
Co-editor, Politics of Education Association Bulletin
Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer
    -Journal of Educational Administration
    -Journal of School Leadership
    -Policy Studies Journal
Plenary Representative for BGSU, University Council for Educational Administration
Conference Reviewer
    -American Education Research Association
    -University Council for Educational Administration

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Education Finance Association
American Educational Research Association
American Educational Studies Association
Ohio Association of Professors of Educational Administration
Politics of Education Association
Mid-Western Educational Research Association