Scott Bauer

PhD, Cornell University
Associate Professor
Division Director, Division of Individual and Organizational Transformation

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Phone: (703) 993-3775
Fax: (703) 993-3643

George Mason University, Fairfax Campus
Thompson Hall 1302
4400 University Dr.
MS 4C2
Fairfax, VA 22030

Profile

Scott C. Bauer serves as Director of the Division of Individual and Organizational Transformation, and as associate professor in the Education Leadership program. His research interests involve the application of organizational design and theory to the improvement of schools, and the efficacy of various strategies used to develop school leaders at all levels. His most recent publications deal with the design of distributed leadership processes in schools, the development of teacher leaders, and the redesign of school leadership preparation programs. He recently completed a federally-funded three-year study of the implementation and effectiveness of a cross-district coaching and mentoring support system for new principals. He serves as an at-large board member of the Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership special interest group in AERA, and is a member of the board of directors of the School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans. Scott is also a member of the EDLE team that is designing and implementing the Northern Virginia School Leadership Center, in partneship with area school divisions

Research Interests

  • Organizational design of schools and school systems

  • Organization and leadership to support school improvement

  • School leadership development

  • Impact of organizational structure & processes on schools

  • Distribution of leadership, shared decision making and school-based management

  • Teacher leadership

  • Design and efficacy of leadership development programs.

Recent Publications

  • Bauer, S. & Brazer, S. (2012). Using research to lead school improvement: Turning evidence into action. Los Angeles: Sage.

  • Bauer, S., Brazer, S., & Stephenson, L. (forthcoming). The impact of isolation on the job satisfaction of new principals. Journal of School Leadership.

  • Bauer, S. & Brazer, S. (2010). The impact of isolation on the self-efficacy of new principals. In S. Conley & B. Cooper (Eds.), Growing and understanding tomorrow’s educational leaders: Recruiting, sustaining, and retaining the best (pp. 89-112). New York: Rowman and Littlefield.

  • Stephenson, L. & Bauer, S. (2010). The role of isolation in predicting new principals’ burnout. International Journal of Educational Policy and Leadership, 5 (9).

  • Bauer, S. & Brazer, S. (2009). Teaching leaders to use research. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 13 (2), 91-96.

  • Leithwood, K., Bauer, S. & Riedlinger, B. (2009). Developing and sustaining school principals: Lessons from the Greater New Orleans School Leadership Center. In M. Fullan (Ed.), The challenge of change: Start school improvement now! 2nd ed. (pp. 135-154). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

  • Hackman, D., Bauer, S., Cambron-McCabe, N., & Quinn, D. (2009). Characteristics, preparation, and professional development of educational leadership faculty. In M. Young, G. Crow, J. Murphy & R. Ogawa (Eds.), Handbook of research on leadership education (pp. 225-268). New York: Routledge.

Using Research to Lead School Improvement