Dr. Rigsby is an adjunct associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. Recently retired from the tenure track ranks, he has served as Program Director and faculty member in the Initiatives in Educational Transformation Program. He continues to teach with one of the four faculty teaching teams in the program. He has written and presented research on the program. Recent conference papers have been presented on developing literacy among immigrant parents associated with a preschool and on teachers’ writing development.

Dr. Rigsby has focused his research, teaching, and writing in recent years on issues of professional development for teachers.

• Professional development of teachers
• Myers-Briggs type and writing styles of teachers
• Multiple Intelligences of adult learners

• Rigsby, Leo C. & Elizabeth K. DeMulder. Teachers’ Voices Interpreting Standards: Compromising Teachers’ Autonomy or Raising Expectations and Performances? Accepted for publication in EPAA with minor revisions. (2003)
• DeMulder, Elizabeth K. & Leo C. Rigsby. Teachers’ Voices on Reflective Practice. In press, Reflective Practice (2003).
• Rigsby, Leo C., Margaret C. Wang, and Maynard C. Reynolds (Eds.) School/Community Connections: Exploring Issues for Research and Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc. 1995.
• McDill, Edward L. and Leo C. Rigsby. Structure and Process in Secondary Schools: The Academic Impact of Educational Climates. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973.

Favorite Links (each opens in a new window)

• Teacher Research Site

• Graduate School of Education
• Initiatives in Educational Transformation

No courses taught this semester.