Selected Publications
To access any of these publications please contact Dr. Roxanne Mitchell via email: rmmitchell@ua.edu
Peer Reviewed Publications
Gray, J. A. & Mitchell R. M (2021, Spring). Academic optimism and enabling school structure: Predictors of professional learning communities. International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation. 16 (1), 1-23
Mitchell, R. M. (2020, June 30). Enabling School Structure. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. Rosemary Papa. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.ORE_EDU-00680.R1
Mitchell, R. M. (2019, March 26). Cross-Cultural Exploration of School Leadership. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. p.1-20 DOI:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.82.
Mitchell, R. M. (2019). Enabling school structure & transformational school leadership: Promoting increased organizational citizenship and professional teacher behavior. Leadership and Policy in Schools. 1-14. Published on-line 6/27/18. Pdoi:10.1080/15700763.2018.1475577
Mitchell, R. M., Kensler, L., & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2018). Student trust in teachers and student perceptions of safety: Positive predictors of student identification with school. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 21(2), 135-154.doi:10.1080/2374068X.2016.1157211
Mitchell, R. M., Mendiola, B. J., Schumacker, R., & Lowery, X. (2016). Creating a school context of success: The role of enabling school structure & academic optimism in an urban elementary & middle school setting. Journal of Educational Administration, 54(6), 626-646. doi:10.1108/JEA-02-2015-0018
Mitchell, R. M. & Tarter, C. J. (2016). A path analysis of the effects of principal professional orientation towards leadership, professional teacher behavior, and school academic optimism on school reading achievement. Societies,6 (1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc6010005.
Mitchell, R. M., Kensler, L., & Tschannen-Moran (2015). Examining the effects of instructional leadership on school academic press and student achievement. Journal of School Leadership. 25 (1), 223-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/105268461502500202
Tschannen-Moran, M., Bankole, R., Mitchell, R.M, Moore, D. (2014). “Student academic optimism & student achievement: A confirmatory factor analysis.” Journal of Education Research, 241, 242, 102 – 119, 115 – 138, Copyright (2013) by the Journal of Educational Administration. Reprinted in Chinese with permission.
Gray, J., Mitchell, R., & Tarter, C. J. (2014a). Organizational and relational factors in professional learning communities. Planning & Changing, 45(1), 83-98. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=101750428&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Ripley, J., Mitchell, R., Richman, J. (2013). New superintendents: Trust, networking, & social capital. Journal of School Public Relations, 34 (1), 40-73. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A345073111/EAIM?u=tusc49521&sid=EAIM&xid=4b714aa5
Tschannen-Moran, M., Bankole, R. A., Mitchell, R. M., & Moore, D. M. (2013). Student academic optimism: A confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Educational Administration, 51(2), 150-175. doi:10.1108/09578231311304689
Mitchell, R. & Celano, S. (2012). Designing mentoring programs to increase new teacher efficacy. The Long Island Education Review,11 (2), 8-10.
Bevel, R. K., & Mitchell, R. M. (2012). The effects of academic optimism on elementary reading achievement. Journal of Educational Administration, 50(6), 773-787. doi:10.1108/09578231211264685
Mitchell, R. & Tarter, C. J. (2011). A systems approach to effectiveness in Catholic elementary schools: A replication and extension. Journal of School Leadership, 21(6), 789-818. https://doi.org/10.1177/105268461102100603
Mitchell, R, Ripley, J., Adams, C., Raju, D. (2011). Trust an essential ingredient in collaborative decision making. Journal of School Public Relations, 32, 145-170.
Adams, C., Forsyth, P., & Mitchell, R. (2009). The formation of parent-school trust: A multilevel analysis. Educational Administration Quarterly, 45(1), 4-33. doi:10.1177/0013161X08327550
Mitchell, R. (2008). Student identification across school levels. Academic Leadership: The On-line Journal, 6 (3).
Mitchell, R. M., Forsyth, P. B., & Robinson, U. (2008). Parent trust, student trust and identification with school. Journal of Research in Education, 18(1), 116-124.
Mitchell, R. (2006). The principal and the school can make a difference. Long Island Education Review, 6 (1)7-10.
Mitchell, R. M. (2020, June 30). Enabling School Structure. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. Rosemary Papa. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.ORE_EDU-00680.R1
Mitchell, R. M. (2019, March 26). Cross-Cultural Exploration of School Leadership. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. p.1-20 DOI:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.82.
Mitchell, R. M. (2019). Enabling school structure & transformational school leadership: Promoting increased organizational citizenship and professional teacher behavior. Leadership and Policy in Schools. 1-14. Published on-line 6/27/18. Pdoi:10.1080/15700763.2018.1475577
Mitchell, R. M., Kensler, L., & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2018). Student trust in teachers and student perceptions of safety: Positive predictors of student identification with school. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 21(2), 135-154.doi:10.1080/2374068X.2016.1157211
Mitchell, R. M., Mendiola, B. J., Schumacker, R., & Lowery, X. (2016). Creating a school context of success: The role of enabling school structure & academic optimism in an urban elementary & middle school setting. Journal of Educational Administration, 54(6), 626-646. doi:10.1108/JEA-02-2015-0018
Mitchell, R. M. & Tarter, C. J. (2016). A path analysis of the effects of principal professional orientation towards leadership, professional teacher behavior, and school academic optimism on school reading achievement. Societies,6 (1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc6010005.
Mitchell, R. M., Kensler, L., & Tschannen-Moran (2015). Examining the effects of instructional leadership on school academic press and student achievement. Journal of School Leadership. 25 (1), 223-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/105268461502500202
Tschannen-Moran, M., Bankole, R., Mitchell, R.M, Moore, D. (2014). “Student academic optimism & student achievement: A confirmatory factor analysis.” Journal of Education Research, 241, 242, 102 – 119, 115 – 138, Copyright (2013) by the Journal of Educational Administration. Reprinted in Chinese with permission.
Gray, J., Mitchell, R., & Tarter, C. J. (2014a). Organizational and relational factors in professional learning communities. Planning & Changing, 45(1), 83-98. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=101750428&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Ripley, J., Mitchell, R., Richman, J. (2013). New superintendents: Trust, networking, & social capital. Journal of School Public Relations, 34 (1), 40-73. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A345073111/EAIM?u=tusc49521&sid=EAIM&xid=4b714aa5
Tschannen-Moran, M., Bankole, R. A., Mitchell, R. M., & Moore, D. M. (2013). Student academic optimism: A confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Educational Administration, 51(2), 150-175. doi:10.1108/09578231311304689
Mitchell, R. & Celano, S. (2012). Designing mentoring programs to increase new teacher efficacy. The Long Island Education Review,11 (2), 8-10.
Bevel, R. K., & Mitchell, R. M. (2012). The effects of academic optimism on elementary reading achievement. Journal of Educational Administration, 50(6), 773-787. doi:10.1108/09578231211264685
Mitchell, R. & Tarter, C. J. (2011). A systems approach to effectiveness in Catholic elementary schools: A replication and extension. Journal of School Leadership, 21(6), 789-818. https://doi.org/10.1177/105268461102100603
Mitchell, R, Ripley, J., Adams, C., Raju, D. (2011). Trust an essential ingredient in collaborative decision making. Journal of School Public Relations, 32, 145-170.
Adams, C., Forsyth, P., & Mitchell, R. (2009). The formation of parent-school trust: A multilevel analysis. Educational Administration Quarterly, 45(1), 4-33. doi:10.1177/0013161X08327550
Mitchell, R. (2008). Student identification across school levels. Academic Leadership: The On-line Journal, 6 (3).
Mitchell, R. M., Forsyth, P. B., & Robinson, U. (2008). Parent trust, student trust and identification with school. Journal of Research in Education, 18(1), 116-124.
Mitchell, R. (2006). The principal and the school can make a difference. Long Island Education Review, 6 (1)7-10.
Book Chapters
Petrovic, J. E. & Mitchell, R. M. (2018). Comparative reflections on philosophies of Indigenous education around the world. In J. Petrovic and R Mitchell (Eds.), Indigenous Philosophies of Education around the Word, 249-264. New York: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315173603
Petrovic, J. E. & Mitchell, R. M. (2018). Introduction: Philosophizing about Indigenous Philosophies of Education. In J. Petrovic and R Mitchell (Eds.), Indigenous Philosophies of Education around the Word, 1-13. New York: Routledge. 1-13. doi:10.4324/9781315173603
Mitchell, R.M. & Tarter, C. J. (2017). Effects of principal professional orientation towards leadership, professional teacher behavior and school academic optimism on school reading achievement. In Kenneth Leithwood, Jing-ping Sun, & Katina Pollock (Eds.) How School Leaders Contribute to Student Success, vol 23, chapter 12. New York: Springer, 263 -277.
Mitchell, R. M., Sun, J., Zhang, S., Mendiola, B. J., & Tarter, C. J. (2015). School Effectiveness: A Meta-analytic Review of Published Research. In Michael F. DiPaola and Wayne K. Hoy (Eds.). Leadership and School Quality: A volume in Research and Theory in Educational Administration Book Series, Chapter 9. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 161-169.
Celano, S. & Mitchell, R. M. (2014). Mentoring, trust, and teacher efficacy: A powerful force for new teacher induction. In Dimitri Van Maele, Patrick B. Forsyth, & Mieke Van Houtte(Eds.) Trust and School Life: The Role of Trust for Learning, Teaching, Leading, and Bridging. Chapter 9. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer Science & Business Media, pp. 189-204. doi:10.1007/978- 94-017-8014-8_9
Mitchell, R. M. (2012). Theoretical and empirical evidence for the importance of school context in fostering identification with school. In Michael F. DiPaola and Patrick B. Forsyth (Eds.) Contemporary Challenges Confronting School Leaders: A volume in Research and Theory in Educational Administration Book Series: Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Chapter 7, p. 121-14
Petrovic, J. E. & Mitchell, R. M. (2018). Introduction: Philosophizing about Indigenous Philosophies of Education. In J. Petrovic and R Mitchell (Eds.), Indigenous Philosophies of Education around the Word, 1-13. New York: Routledge. 1-13. doi:10.4324/9781315173603
Mitchell, R.M. & Tarter, C. J. (2017). Effects of principal professional orientation towards leadership, professional teacher behavior and school academic optimism on school reading achievement. In Kenneth Leithwood, Jing-ping Sun, & Katina Pollock (Eds.) How School Leaders Contribute to Student Success, vol 23, chapter 12. New York: Springer, 263 -277.
Mitchell, R. M., Sun, J., Zhang, S., Mendiola, B. J., & Tarter, C. J. (2015). School Effectiveness: A Meta-analytic Review of Published Research. In Michael F. DiPaola and Wayne K. Hoy (Eds.). Leadership and School Quality: A volume in Research and Theory in Educational Administration Book Series, Chapter 9. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 161-169.
Celano, S. & Mitchell, R. M. (2014). Mentoring, trust, and teacher efficacy: A powerful force for new teacher induction. In Dimitri Van Maele, Patrick B. Forsyth, & Mieke Van Houtte(Eds.) Trust and School Life: The Role of Trust for Learning, Teaching, Leading, and Bridging. Chapter 9. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer Science & Business Media, pp. 189-204. doi:10.1007/978- 94-017-8014-8_9
Mitchell, R. M. (2012). Theoretical and empirical evidence for the importance of school context in fostering identification with school. In Michael F. DiPaola and Patrick B. Forsyth (Eds.) Contemporary Challenges Confronting School Leaders: A volume in Research and Theory in Educational Administration Book Series: Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Chapter 7, p. 121-14
Books & Edited Volumes
Petrovic, J. E., & Mitchell, R. M. (Eds.) (2018). Indigenous philosophies of education around the world. New York: Routledge. (pp. 1-273).
www.routledge.com/Indigenous-Philosophies-of-Education-Around-the-World/Petrovic-Mitchell/p/book/9780367431501
www.routledge.com/Indigenous-Philosophies-of-Education-Around-the-World/Petrovic-Mitchell/p/book/9780367431501