September 19, 2003
Home Address:
2035 B Street
Lincoln, NE68502
Phone:402-477-9603
Office Address:Department of Education
AdministrationINTERNET:mbryant1@unl.edu
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE68588-0630
Phone:402-472-0960
Place of BirthRutland, Vermont
EDUCATIONEd.D.Stanford University, Administration and Policy Analysis; Minor Study in Organizational Theory, 1986.
M.A.Stanford University, Administration and Policy Analysis, 1981.
M.A.Middlebury College, English, 1969
B.A.Middlebury College, American Literature, 1964.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
PresentProfessor and Graduate Faculty Fellow, Educational Administration.
Past President of the UNL Academic Senate
Sept. 1994
-PresentCo-Chair, Joint UNL/UNO Doctoral Program
Sept. 1997
-2000Chair, Teachers College Graduate Coordinating Council
Sept. 1996
-2000Chair of Doctoral Programs in Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
September 1996-
June 1999Research Associate, Annenberg Rural Challenge Evaluation Team, Harvard University.
October 1995Visiting Associate Professor, Ben Gurion University of
Jan. 1996the Negev, BeerSheva, Israel
January –
August 1992Visiting Associate Professor, Lewis and Clark College,
Portland, OR
1986 -Assistant Professor and Graduate Faculty Fellow,
Dec. 1991Educational Administration, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
1984 -1985Research Assistant and Doctoral Student,Stanford
University, Stanford, CA.
1981-1984Headmaster, Marello Preparatory High
School, Santa Cruz
1979-1981Evaluation Consultant. Institutional Research and
Program Review.Colleges of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
1979-1981Research Assistant, Institute for Research in
Educational Governance and Finance, Stanford
University, Stanford, CA.
1977-1978English Teacher, Stowe High School, Stowe, Vt.
1973-1977Assistant Headmaster and Director of Admissions, The
StoweSchool, Stowe, VT.
1972English Instructor, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
(Summer).
1970-1973English Teacher and Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator, Hazen
Union Junior/Senior High, Hardwick, VT.
1965-1969English Teacher, The Stowe School, Stowe, Vt.
DISSERTATION
High School Accreditation in California:A Policy Analysis ofAccreditation's Role in the
State-Initiated School Reform Movement.Supervised by Dr. Michael Kirst.
School at the Center Website(discontinued) (with Julie Meister)
Editor: Rural Matters: School at the Center Newsletter. (Volumes 1 & 2 , Nos. 1,2,3.
Making Waves: A School at the Center Movie.(1999).Lincoln, NEProduced by Miles Bryant and Directed by Phil Lewis.
Logo. (1999).Artwork designed for School at the Center.
School at the Center: Project Directors Handbook.(February, 1999).
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
Bryant,
M. T.(2002).The
role of the principal in the evaluation of the school media specialist
and librarian.School Libraries
World Wide International
Association.V8, n1, p 91.
Bryant, M.T. (2002).School district reorganization on the Great Plains.The Rural Educator. Fort Collins, CO: National Rural School Association.23 (3)., 14-18.
Bryant, M. T. (1998).Cross-Cultural understandings of leadership: Themes from Native American interviews.Educational Management and Administration, 26 (1), 7-20.
Hong, Yong-ki, & Bryant, M.(1996). International students in Nebraska’s schools.
Leadership Nebraska, 6, 59-60.
Taylor, J., & Bryant, M. (1996).Performance-based evaluation and the school library media specialist. NASSP Bulletin, 80(581), 71-78.
Byrne, M., & Bryant, M.(1995).The professional development seminar: An addition to school district staff
development activities.Leadership Nebraska, 4 (2), p. 34-37.
Bryant, M., & Currin, D.(1995).Understanding teacher evaluation:Lessons from novice and expert
evaluators.Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 10 (3), 261.
Bryant, M., Wall, R., & Wibbels, G.(1993).The achievement gap in small town Nebraska schools.
Leadership Nebraska, 3 (1).
Bryant, M., & Peterson, J. (1993).Bartleby. Educational Administration Quarterly. 29 (2).
Grady, M., & Bryant, M.(1991).A study of frequent superintendent turnover in a rural school district:The
constituents' perspective.Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 4, 3.
Grady, M. & Bryant, M.(1991).School board presidents describe critical incidents with superintendents.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, 7(3).
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1990).Community
factors threatening rural school district stability.Research
in
Rural Education,6(3).
Grady, M. & Bryant, M.(1990).A study of frequent superintendent turnover in a rural school district:The
constituents' perspective.Journal of Rural and Small Schools.
Bryant, M.(1990).A study of administrative expertise in participant performance on the NASSP
assessment center," Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 3, 353-363.
Bryant,
M.(1990, Spring).NASSP
assessment center:Oracle or looking
glass.Record inEducational
Administration and Supervision, 9 (2).
Bryant,
M.(1989-1990).An
inquiry-based orientation for programs in educational administration.NFAER
Journal, 2 (1).
Grady, M. & Bryant, M.(1989, Winter).Critical incidents between superintendents and board members:
Implications for practice.Planning and Changing, 20 (4).
Bryant, M.(1989).Education and rural revitalization:A study of the link between school and economic
development.Nebraska Policy Choices: Education.
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1989, Spring).Superintendent
turnover in rural districts:A summary.The
Rural
Educator, 10(3).
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1989, Winter).Superintendent
turnover in rural school districts.Educational
Considerations, 16 (1).
Bryant, M.(1988-1989).An inquiry-based orientation for preparation programs in education
administration:A
hypothesis orientation model for the preparation of educational administrators.NFEAS
Journal, 6 (l).
Bryant, M.(1988-1989).Factors contributing to board member participation in In-service activities.NFEAS Journal, 5 (2).
Bryant, M.(1988, Spring).Teacher evaluation and the diminishment of creativity.Planning and Changing, 1 (1).
Bryant, M.(1988).Parental choice:An agenda for administrative action.NASSPBulletin, 72 (508).
Bryant, M.(1987-1988).After the identification of incompetence:Then what?NFEAS Journal, 4 (2),
136-147.
Bryant, M.(1987).Rural school boards and teacher transience.The Rural Educator, 9 (1).
Bryant, M.(1985).What grades might tell schools. Excellence in Teaching, 2 (4).
Books
& Edited Vol
Bryant, M.T.(Publication Date: Nov. 2003)The Portable Dissertation Advisor.Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
McDaniels,
C. Bishop, S. and Bryant, M.(2001).All
roads lead home: A collection ofNebraska
student writings.Lincoln, NE: Dageforde
Press.
Bryant, M., Reed, C. & O' Connel, P.(Eds.).(1989).Nebraska policy choices: Education.Omaha, NE:
Center for Public Affairs Research.
Wendel, F. & Bryant, M. (Eds.).(1988).New directions for administrator preparation. Tempe, AZ:UCEA
Monograph Series.
Wendel, F. & Bryant, M.(Eds.).(1989).Reform in administrator preparation programs: Individual perspectives.Tempe, AZ: UCEA Monograph Series
Non-Refereed
Bryant, M.T, Isernhagen, J., LeTendre, B.,&Neu, B.(2003).Alternative paths to administrative practice: The new School Leader’s Licensure Assessment.
ERIC Resources in Education.
Bryant, M.T., West, J., McLellan, K.(2003).“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!”Measuring school district
outputs by school district inputs.ERIC Resources in Education.
Bryant, M.T. (forthcoming) School districts on the Great Plains.In D. Wishart (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Great Plains.Lincoln, NE: Center for the Great Plains Studies.
Bryant, M. T. & Zalman, C.(2002).The Solomnic pathway: Critical incidents in the elementary principalship.ERIC Resources in Education.
Bryant, M.T., Isernhagen, J., &Hessel, K.(2002.Face to face with ISLLC: Testing out the new school leaders licensure assessment.ERIC Resources in Education.
Bryant, M. T. & Son, J.H.(2002).Proper human relationships: Korean principal’ leadership styles.ERIC Resources in Education.Document ED 455 583
Flowerday, T. & Bryant, M. T.(2001).Instructional choice in rural classrooms.ERIC Resources in Education.Document ED 455200.
Bryant. M. T. (1999). Curriculum innovation in rural schools.In Living and learning in rural schools and communities.Cambridge, MA:Harvard Annenberg
Evaluation.
Gordon,
T., & Bryant, M. (1998).Nebraska's
rural teachers: A profile.In M. Bryant
(Ed.). From our own earth: A publication series about Nebraska rural
education.Lincoln, NE: Teachers College, University of Nebraska.
Bryant, M.(1998).The Wakefield Institute.In M. Bryant (Ed.) From our own earth: A publication series about Nebraska Rural Education.Lincoln, NE:
Teachers College, University of Nebraska.
Bryant, M. (1998).Curriculum Invention in Rural Places.In M. Bryant, (Ed.) From our own earth: A publication series about Nebraska rural education.
Lincoln, NE: Teachers College, University of Nebraska.
Bryant,
M. (1997).Contrasting American and
Native American views of leadership. ERIC Clearinghouse on
Resources in Education.Eugene, OR: Clearinghouse on Educational Management
Bryant, M. T. (1996).Contrasting American and Native American Views of Leadership.Educational Research Services (ERIC Document # ED 402 691)
Bryant,
M.(1993).America's
alternative schools:Prototypes for
new public schools.Resources in
Education.Eugene, OR:ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management.EA 025 455.
Bryant,
M., & Grady, M.(1993, Feb.).Researchers
delve into governance issues.The
School
Administrator, 34-35.
Bryant, MAdministration and the Professional Development School.In H. Petrie (Ed.).
Professional development school.
Bryant,
M., & Grady, M.(1993).School
boards and governance in the 1990s.The
SchoolAdministrator,
50 (2), 35.
Bryant,
M., & Grady, M.(1992).The
buck stops here:Critical incidents
in school governance as
interpreted by superintendents.Eugene OR:Resources in Education(ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational
ManagementNo. EA 023 559).
Bryant, M. (1991).Reshaping educational administration, The Holmes Group Forum, V, 3.
Grady,
M. & Bryant, M.(1991).School
board presidents tell why their superintendents fail.The
Executive
Educator, 3, 5.
Grady, M. L.& Bryant, M. T.(1991, February).School board turmoil and superintendent turnover:What
pushes them to the brink?The School Administrator.19-26.
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1990, October).Where
Boards Cross the Line.The American
School Board
Journal, 177 (10), 20-21.
Bryant, M.(1990).Parental choice - differences in schools, teachers afford range of possibilities.In
Teaching today in elementary school, J. M. Palardy (Ed.), Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc.
Bryant,
M.(1989).An
analysis of Nebraska teacher salaries by school size: An occasional paper.Bureau
of
Education Research and Field Services, Lincoln, NE:Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Bryant, M.(1989, March).Teacher evaluation and creativity.The Education Digest, 54(7).
Bryant, M., Melliger, S., Orwig, J., Poor, D., Littrell, A., Perkins, J., Graham, J., Shafer, T., Furby, T.,
Kilmer, L.(1988).A smoke free environment for your school?:Aguide to developing and implementing smoking
policies. Nebraska School Leader, Third Quarter.
Bryant, M.(1988, Winter).Uniform data not collected.Nebraska School Leader.
Bryant,
M.(1987).Teacher
evaluation:Reinforcing mechanical
instruction.Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC Documents): American Institutesfor Research.
Bryant,
M. & Sievers, M.(1987).Why
should children go to school.In Foundations
of modern education:
Student resource guide.Lincoln, NE:Teachers College.
Bryant,
M.(1987, Winter).Information
to promote educational quality in Nebraska.Nebraska
Legislative
Issues Symposium.
Bryant, M.(1987, November).Board training:No strings attached.American School Board Journal.
Bryant, M.(1986, Fall).Nebraska members surveyed for in-service planning.Nebraska School Leader.
Bryant,
M.(1980).Directory
of researchers in educational finance and governance.Institute
for Research
in Educational Finance and Governance, Project ReportNo. 81-A5.
Starnes, B. A.(1998).Jumping ship.InM. Bryant, (Ed.).From our own earth: A publication series about Nebraska rural education.Lincoln, NE:
Teachers College, University of Nebraska.
Surface, J. (1998).A celebration of family and place.InM. Bryant, (Ed.).From our own earth: A publication series about Nebraska rural education.
Lincoln, NE: Teachers College, University of Nebraska.
PRESENTATIONS
Bryant, M.T, Isernhagen, J., LeTendre, B.,&Neu, B.(2003).Alternative paths to administrative practice: The new School Leader’s Licensure Assessment.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.Chicago, IL, April 23, 2003.
Bryant, M.T., West, J., McLellan, K.(2003).“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!”Measuring school district
outputs by school district inputs.Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 21, 2003.
Bryant, M.T., Isernhagen, J., & Hessel, K.Face to face with ISLLC: Testing out the new school leaders licensure assessment.Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 1-7, 2002.
Bryant, M.T. & Zalman, C.The Solomonic Pathway: Critical incidents in the elementary school principalship.Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 1-7, 2002.
Rosenberg, R. & Bryant, M. T.(2001).Discrimination by young children across three different survey response icons.Annual Meeting of the American
Evaluation Association, St. Louis, MONov. 6-
Bryant, M. & Son, J.H.(April 14, 2001)Proper human relationships: Confucianism and principals’ leadership styles.American Educational Research Association.
Seattle, WA.
Flowerday, T. & Bryant, M.(April 14, 2001) Teacher craft: Perceptions regarding the use of choice.American Educational Research Association.Seattle, WA.
Bryant, M.(April 1, 2001).Preparing future faculty: Observations from an Academic Senate President.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(March 6, 2001).Prepared testimony on behalf of LB588 to NE Unicameral.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant. M.(Dec. 4, 2001).Being trained to be fit for an unfit fitness: Administrator preparation.Arizona State University.Scottsdale, AZ.
Chapman,Minisa and Bryant, Miles.(Oct. 8, 2000).Ahead of her time: Mary Parker Follett, a pioneer of change.Presentation at the 14th Annual
Women in Educational Leadership Conference, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M. (2000, April 25). Sustaining Shared Leadership in School Communities Through Home and School/Community Partnerships.
Discussant at Annual Conference of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA..
Bryant M. . (2000, April 26). Leadership Preparation and Development for the Principalship. Discussant at Annual Conference of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Bryant, M. . (2000, April 27). Charter Schools.Discussant at Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA..
Bryant, M. (1999, May 28).An End of the Century Rural Reform Movement: Nebraska’s Annenberg Rural Challenge Initiative.Presentation to the 31st
Annual Dakota Conference on History, Literature, Art, and Archeology.Sioux Falls, SD.
Bryant, M.(1999, May 27).The Curriculum of Place in Rural Schools.An invited address.Presentation to the 31st Annual Dakota
Conference on History, Literature, Art, and Archeology.Sioux Falls, SD.
Bryant, M. (1999, April 19).Making Waves.Rural SIG of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Bryant, M., Kroger, R., Wyatt,(1999, April 9).A Life and a Living in Small Towns: The Arts, the Humanities, and Economic Endeavor.
Documenting Learning and the Study of Place, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M. (1999, April 5). Higher Education Trends, Preparing Future Faculty Seminar of UNL. Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M., & Lewis, P. (1999, February 25).Making Waves.Faculty of Wayne State College and Wakefield Community Schools, Wayne, NE.
Bryant, M., & Nelson, E.(1999, March 26).Making Waves.Nebraska Rural School and Community Association.Kearney, NE.
Bryant, M.(1998, August 22).Facilitator.Freshmen Read, New Student Convocation, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M. (1998, June 26-27).Facilitator.Annenberg Rural Challenge Rural Rendevous.Granby, CO.
Bryant, M. (1998, June 26-27).Report on Curriculum work in Henderson and Wakefield to Annenberg Rural Challenge Evaluation Team.Granby, Co.
Bryant, M. (1998, August 6).Rural Curriculum Development and School Reform through School at the Center.Presentation at Nebraska Administrator
Days.Kearney, NE.
Bryant, M.(1997, September 26).Research Tools,Seminars, Expectations for Rigor. Paper presented at the Teachers College Graduate Symposium on
Graduate Education, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant,
M, Seagren, A., & Wheeler, D.(1997,
September 8).Expectations for
Faculty
in the 21st Century.Paper presented for the Preparing New Faculty Seminar(College of Arts and Sciences), Lincoln, NE.
Cheng,
H., & Bryant, M.(1997, May 18-21).The
Effects of Financial aid on First-time College Attendance
Decisions.Paper presented at the Association for Institutional Research, 37th Annual Forum, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Bryant,
M.(1996, October 25-27).Contrasting
View of American and Native American Views of
Leadership.Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the University Council for Educational administration,
Louisville, KY.
Bryant, M.(1996, November 8).Preparing Schools for the Genetic Revolution.Moderator: Science,
Policy and the Schools Panel.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant,
M. (1996, October 25-27).Cross-cultural
Understandings of Leadership: Themes from Native
American Interviews.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council of Educational
Administration, Louisville, KY.
Bryant, M. (1996, October 10).Qualitative Research and Proposal Development.Teachers Qualitative
Faculty Study Group, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Bryant, M. (1996, August 23).International Students in the Schools.Lincoln Social Studies Teachers
Convention.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M. (1996, February 13).Understanding Israel after Rabin's Assassination.Presentation to Faculty
and Students of Union College. Lincoln, NE.
Bryant,
M. (1996, March 28-30).International
Students in the Schools: An Integrated Program for
International Graduate Students in Education.Presentation to PhiBeta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, Tenth Annual Conference.
Long Beach, CA.
Bryant, M. (1995, December 18).Aspects of Qualitative Research Presented to Graduate Students in the
Department of Education, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, BeerSheva, Israel.
Bryant, M.(1995, December 12).Cross Cultural Understandings of Leadership.Presented at the Department of Education's Research Symposium,
BenGurion University of the Negev, BeerSheva, Israel.
Bryant, M. (1995), December 6).Differences in Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Presented to
Undergraduate Research Class in Education, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, BeerSheva, Israel.
Bryant,
M.(1995, April 26).Preparing
Schools for the Genetic Revolution: What Effect Will the Human
Genome Project Have on School Policies?The Center for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Education.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1995, April 24).Higher Education in the United States.With B. Watwood and Seagren. Presentation to
Ministry of Internal Trade from the People's Republic of China.University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1994, Nov. 18-19).Small Group Coordinator.Preparing Schools for the Genetic Revolution.
University of Nebraska Center on Children, Families, and the Law.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant,
M., & Che-Hussain, S. R. (1994, Nov.
11).Characteristics of Effective
and Ineffective Cross-
Cultural Communication.Presented at the Education and Culture Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1994, Oct. 31).Teacher Status in America.Presented to International Students in the Schools
Brown Bag Symposium.University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant,
M., Isernhagen, J., Nation, R., Beck, J., & Florendo,
J.(1994, April)The
Blue River Family Center:
Delivering non-educational services in a non-urban setting. Presentation to the 1994 Nebraska Department of
Education Annual Conference on Staff Development, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Bryant, M.(1994, April).Restructuring in a Massachusetts school.Presentation at the Sixteenth Annual Mid-States
Leadership Seminar, North Platte, Nebraska.
Bryant,
M., & Currin, D.(1993).Understanding
Teacher Evaluation:Lessons from Novice
and Expert
Supervisors.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration,
Houston, TX, October 29-31.
Bryant, M.(1993).America's Alternative Schools:Prototypes for New Public Schools.Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Houston, TX October 29-31.
Dlugosh,
L., & Bryant, M.(1993).The
Experience of Innovation:The Rewards
and Sanctions of
Restructuring Student Experiences in Educational AdministrationClasses.Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the University Council for Educational Administration, Houston, TX, October 29-31.
Bryant,
M., & CheHussain,
S. R.(1993).Characteristics
for Effective and Ineffective Cross-cultural
Communication.Paper presented to the Seventh Annual National Phi Beta Delta (International Honor Society)
Conference, Long Beach, CA, April 1-3.
Bryant, M., & Dlugosh, L.(1992, October).Brainstorming an Introductory Build ASchool Class.
Danforth Meeting of Professors of Educational Administration, Minneapolis, MN.
Bryant, M.(1992, August).Deconstructing Hierarchy:School Decision Making.Address to the 10th
Annual Administrative Institute, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR.
Bryant, M.(1992, May).Cognitive Schemes Used by Teacher Evaluators in Reconstructing the Classroom.
Graduate Faculty Colloquia, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR.
Bryant, M.(1992, April).A Policy Brief on School Boards.Paper presented at the Annual Conference of
the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Bryant,
M., & Grady, M.(1992, April)School
Boards and School Governance in the 1990s: Private
Interests, Pluralism, and Professionalism.Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Bryant, M.(1992, April).The Schuyler, Nebraska Multicultural Project.Paper presented to the 1992
Nebraska Department of Education Twelfth Annual Conference on Staff Development, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M., & Grady, M.(1991, October).Critical Incidents/Superintendents and Board Members.
Workshop sponsored by the Nebraska Council of SchoolAdministrators, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1991, September).The Ethical Characteristics of Northern Europeans.Workshop presented to
teachers and administrators, Schuyler, NE.
Bryant, M.(1991, June).Chairpersons School Board Institute.Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Bryant,
M.(1991, January).A
conversation about the incorporation of educational administration into
a
professional development school.Participation in the Homes Group National Meeting, Washington, DC.
Bryant, M. & Grady, M.(1991, January).Conflict:Perceptions of board presidents.Paper presented at
Regional Meeting of Administrators, ESU #7, Columbus, NE.
Bryant,
M., Grady, M., Townsend, D. & Isernhagen, J.(1990,
November).Critical Incidents between
superintendents and school boards in Nebraska.Paper presented at the NASB/NASA State Education Conference,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Bryant, M.(1990, October-November).The evaluation of faculty teaching.Presentation at East China
University, Shanghai, PR of China.
Bryant, M.(1990, October-November).The evaluation of college and university curricula."Presentation at
East China Normal University, Shanghai, PR of China.
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1990, October).Board
presidents
respond:Critical incidents with superintendents.Paper presented at the 82nd Annual Convention of the National
Rural Education Association, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1990, October).Conflict
in school district organization by Size and
formalization."Paper presented at the 82nd Annual Convention of the National Rural Education Association,
Colorado Springs, CO.
Bryant, M.(1990, April).From cradle to pre-school: background.Paper presented at the State Education
Policy Seminar, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1990, April).Tyranny of the dish: state policy on distance learning.Paper presented at the
Nebraska Rural Community School Association, Kearney, NE.
Bryant, M.(1990).Critical incidents between superintendents and board members.Paper presented at the
Regional Meeting of Administrators, ESU #7, Columbus, NE
Bryant, M.(1990).Changing roles of schools.Paper presented at the NASB/NASA State Conference,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Bryant,
M. & Grady, M.(1989, October).Tales
out of school: critical incidents between superintendents
and board members.Paper presented at the National Rural Research Forum, Reno, NV.
Bryant,
M.(1989, October).Critical
incidents between superintendents and boardmembers:
Implications
for practice.Paper presented at the National Rural Research Forum, Reno, NV.
Bryant,
M.(1989, October).Critical
incidents between superintendents and board members: Implications
for practice.Paper presented at the 81st Meeting of National Rural School Association, Reno, NV.
Bryant, M.(1989, April).School leadership and organization that responds to the needs ofat-risk students.
Paper presented at the Midwest Holmes Group.
Bryant,
M.(1989, April).Parental
choice: Matching differences in schools with differences in parental
demand.Invited Presentation at the North CentralAssociation Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Bryant, M.(1988, October).Discussion Leader, Women in Educational Administration Conference:
Aspirations and Initiatives, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1988, October).Superintendent turnover in rural school districts.Paper presented at the Tenth
Annual Rural and Small Schools Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
Bryant, M.(1988, October)Ecological metaphors and rural school district instability. Paper presented at the
Tenth Annual Rural and Small Schools Conference, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, October 1988.
Bryant, M.(1988, October).A study of administrative expertise in participantperformance on the NASSP assessment center.
Presentation at the American Evaluation Association, New Orleans, LA.
Bryant, M.(1988, October).An inquiry based orientation for preparation programs in educational administration. Presented
at the University Council of Educational Administration, Cincinnati, OH.
Bryant, M.(1988, September).Superintendent turnover in rural school districts.Presentation to Rural
Education Research Forum, Bismark, ND.
Bryant, M.(1988, September).Rural schools:Evolutionary cycles and ecological metaphors.Presentation
at the Rural Education Research Forum, Bismark, ND.
Bryant, M.(1988, May).An hypothesis orientation for preparation programs in educational administration.
Presentation at the Nebraska Professors of Educational Administration, Chadron, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987).Information resource needs of state policy makers.Presentation to the 1987 Nebraska
Legislative Issues Symposium, Omaha, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987).Bilateral evaluation of school district policy makers. Presentation to the District Meeting
of the Nebraska Association of School Boards, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987).Stability as a factor in in-service participation.Presentation at the District Meeting of
Nebraska Association of School Boards, Ogallala, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987, October). Helping orientations in teacher evaluation.Presentation At the Women in
Education Administration Conference, Hitting a Stride, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987, October).Teacher evaluation:Reinforcing mechanical instruction.Presentation to the
American Evaluation Association, Boston, MA.
Bryant, M.(1987, August).Templates, tasks and programs for educational administrators.Presentation at
the National Council for Professors ofEducational Administration, Chadron, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987, April).Clinical supervision:Beauty or beast.Presentation to the Nebraska Department
of Education 7th Annual Conference on Staff Development, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1987, January).The impact of word processing on freshmen student writing.Presentation to
the National Conference on the Freshman YearExperience, University of California/Irvine, CA.
Bryant,
M.(1986, April).After
the identification of incompetence, then what? An
unexplored area of
teacher evaluation.Presentation at the Nebraska Department of Education sponsored conference, "Creating
Partnerships for Excellence in Education." Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(1986, February).Utility of microcomputers in helping students adapt to freshman year.Presentation at
the National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience, University of South Carolina.
Bryant, M.(1985).Accreditation in California's performance based reform effort.Presentation at the
University of Texas at Dallas.
Bryant, M.(1981).Program review at San Mateo Community Colleges.Presentation at the Northern
California Association of Community Colleges.
TECHNICAL and
EVALUATION REPORTS
Bryant, M.(2001).Program Evaluation of the Artist Diversity Residency Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(2001).Student extravaganza evaluation report.Prepared for School at the Center and the Program for Rural School
and Community Renewal.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M and Wright, R.(2001).Evaluation of Bright Lights—a Summer Enrichment Program.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(2000).Evaluation of Local Assessment: Goals 2000—a teacher development program funded by the state and federal government.Lincoln, NE.
Bryant, M.(2000).Program Evaluation of the Artist Diversity Residency Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Schnoes C. & Bryant, M.(2000).Evaluation of Federally Funded Nebraska Native American Career Ladder Project.Lincoln, NE
Bryant, M. (1999).Research Associate Evaluation Report on School at the Center to Harvard Anneberg Evaluation Project.
Bryant, M. (1999).Research Associate Evaluation Report on School at the Center toHarvard Annenberg Evaluation Project.
Bryant, M. (1999).Annual Report on Wakefield Curriculum Work.Prepared for the Harvard Annenberg Evaluation Team.Harvard University, Harvard. MA.
Bryant, M. (1998).Annual report on Wakefield Curriculum Work.Prepared for the Harvard Annenberg Evaluation Team.Harvard University, Harvard, MA.
Bryant, M.(1997).Annual Report on Henderson Curriculum Work.Prepared for the Harvard Annenberg Evaluation Team.(Harvard, MA: Harvard University.
Bryant, M.(1994).The policy review process.Prepared for Wahoo School Board, Wahoo, NE
Bryant, M.(1994, April).Needs assessment:Saunders County alternative school.Prepared for the Saunders County, Nebraska Cooperative
Alternative School Committee.
Bryant, M.(1987, September).The provision of educational resources in Nebraska:The need for a model.
Nebraska Policy Studies.
Bryant, M.(1987, December).Briefing report: Information needed to promote educational quality.
Prepared for the Nebraska State Legislative Issues Conference, December.
Bryant,
M.(1985, Spring).Colleges
of San Mateo evening division student survey and evaluation:
Summary report.Submitted to the Academic Deans of the Colleges of San Mateo--80 pages.
Bryant, M.(1981, August).Phase one program review report for Skyline College."Submitted to Academic
Dean--9 pages.
Bryant, M.(1981, August).Phase one program review report for Canada College.Submitted to Academic
Dean--7 pages.
Bryant, M.(1981, August).Phase one program review report for the College of San Mateo.Submitted to
Academic Dean--11 pages.
Funded
2001Technology Grant for Distance Doctoral Advising, (with S. Stick) $8,500, Teachers College, UNL
2000Development of Cross Cultural Leadership Course, $1,000, Teachers College, UNL
2000Program Evaluation of Artist Residency Diversity Program, Evaluation Grant, $5,000
2000Rural Student Writings of Place, School at the Center, $5,000
2000Program Evaluation of Native American Career Ladder Project, $1,600
1999Goals 2,000: Local Assessment in a Consortium of 9 schools, the Nebraska Writing Project, and School at the Center, Evaluation Grant. $3000.
1999Competitive Evaluation Proposal Funded.Evaluation and Documentation of Nebraska School at theCenter.$20,000
1998Competitive Evaluation Proposal Funded.Evaluation and Documentation of Nebraska School at the Center.$25,000
1996Support for International Students in the Schools Program.International Affairs.
$1,200
1995Support for International Students in the Schools Program.NAFSA Cooperative
Grants Program.$1,795
1994Minority Student Fellows Program in EDAD 800.SPARKS Program, Teachers College,
Educational Administration Summer Program Funds. $2,900
1994AugustoBoal Workshop.Lincoln Public Schools, Teachers College, University
Foundations Program, $3,500
1992Research Grant.University Research Council.Support to report research at
American
Education Association.San Francisco,
CA.$500
1989Research Grant (with K. Kastens and C. Reed).Teachers College.Support to conduct and prepare book on Education Policy in Nebraska.$25,000
1987Research Grant.University Research Council.Support to report research at
American
Evaluation Association Meetings.Boston,
MA.$500
1985Research Grant.University Research Council.Support to report research at College Student
Retention
Conference. Columbia, SC.$500
COURSES
TAUGHT
Regularly
Taught
Administrative and Organizational Theory
Program Evaluation
Proposal Development for Doctoral Students
Cultural Base of Leadership
Other
Courses
Schooling and Administration
Doctoral Seminar: Postmodernism
Doctoral Seminar: Organizational Learning
American Alternative Schools
Doctoral Seminar: Research in Educ Administration
Teacher
Evaluation
Public Relations and Policy Analysis
Survey Research
Introduction to Research
Foundations in Education for Beginning Teachers
DISSERTATIONS,
OPTION II, AND THESES SUPERVISED
McLellan, Kent.(2002).School district variables including superintendent/principal conflict and their contribution to student
achievement in Nebraska Class III public school districts. (Ed.D. Dissertation).
West, Jeff. (2002).School district variables including district leadership and their contribution to student achievement in Nebraska Class
III public school districts.(Ed.D. Dissertation).
Marshall-Mohler, Geri.(2002).The effect of direct instruction in phonemic awareness, multisensory phonics, and fluency on the basic reading
skills of low ability seventh grade students.(Ph.D. Dissertation).
Currey-Zalman, Carmen.(2001).Elementary principals and conflict management: A critical incident study.(Ed.D. Dissertation).
Scott, Elizabeth. (2000).The leadership stories of two women public school administrators(Ph.D. Dissertation).
Mathiasen, Robert.(2000).Moral development in fraternity members: A case study.(Ph.D. Dissertation).
Henning, Neal.(2000).A case study: Experiences in developing online courses at a community college.(Ph.D. Dissertation)
Son, Jong Ho.(2000) The Impact of Confucianism on Korean principal’s leadership style and job satisfaction.(Ph.D. Dissertation)
Williams, Darlene.(1999).Through their eyes, in their words: A case study of freshmen male American Indian college students.(Ph.D. Dissertation).
Case, Curtis (1999).Student perceptions of factors contributing to their successful completion of a Texas public high school dropout/recovery program.(Masters Thesis).
Conner, Brad (1999).Effects of participant role, participation, and expectancy on level of satisfaction in special education multidisciplinary teams (Ed.D. Dissertation)
Lehman, Darwin (1999).A study of attendance policies of Class B, C, and D sized school districts in Nebraska.(Masters Thesis)
Stattelman,Willliam (1999).Parent perceptions of teacher communications.(Ph.D. Dissertation)
Kilmer, Lloyd(1998).Total quality management: A tool for school imporvement.(Ph.D. dissertation)
Khati, Radhaber D. (1998).The influence of external politics in the decision making at Tribhuvan University (Ph.D. Dissertation).
Strauss,
Pat.(1998).Describing
the effects of teacher behaviors, student resiliency and curriculum innovations
on the success of at risk students.(Masters
Thesis).
James Ball(1997).Trends in the College Union Field.(Masters Thesis)
John
Strain(1997).Do
Parents and teachers Agree on Their Ratings of Children in
Gifted
Classes?(MastersThesis)
Haining Cheng(1997).The Effects of Financial Aid on First-Time College Attendance Decision.(Ph.D. Dissertation)
Pat Rhodes(1997).Description of Special Education Students’ Feelings about High School Special Education Experiences.(Masters Thesis)
Brenda Hampton (1996).How Are Junior College Athletic Programs Financed?
(Masters Thesis)
Dan Ross (1996).Values Education in Public Schools.(Masters Thesis)
Marilyn Byrne (1995).Experiencing Paradise, Living in Paradox: A Cultural Study of an Academic Department.(Ph.D.Dissertation)
John Mlinar (1995).Student Evaluation of Climate and Programs at Public Middle/Junior High Schools in Nebraska Communities of 15,000-25,000 Population. (Masters Thesis)
Lois Preheim (1995).Governance Issues of Nebraska Class I School Boards. (Ph.D.Dissertation)
Lynne Swantz (1995).Student and Parent Attitudes and Feelings about Retention at the Elementary School Level. (Ph.D. Dissertation)
SitiRehaniChe-Hussain (1994).Effective and Ineffective Cross-Cultural Communication as Experienced by Malaysian Malays and African-American students.(Ph.D.Dissertation)
David Keech.
(1994).Will the Implementation
of an Experiential Learning Program Improve Measures of Self-Concept and
Motivation Toward Schooling in
At-Risk Middle Level Students. (Masters Thesis)
Barbara Way. (1994).Factors that Influence Implementation of Portfolio Assessment.(Masters Thesis)
James Tenopir.(1993).Preceptions
of the relationship between process components and indicators of successful
board-teacher negotiations in Nebraska
Class III School Districts.(Ed.D.Dissertation)
Beth Bartels.(1993).The female secondary school principal and teacher preception of effective schools leadership.(Masters Thesis)
Robert Guenzel.(1993).The impact of competition for grades in public schools.(Masters Thesis)
Mary Clark.(1991).Lincoln public school's early childhood:What does the data show?
(MastersThesis)
Linda Kay Chatelain.(1991).A study of teacher's perceptions of change as a consequence of Hunter Training.(Masters Thesis)
Ron Coniglio.(1989). Can the use of cooperative learning effect the results of the CAT math scores of sixth graders.(Masters Thesis)
DeAnnCurrin.(1992).Making sense of teaching:Novice and expert supervisors.(Ph.D. Dissertation)
Karen DeLong.(1991).The effect of grade retention on reading and math achievement.(Specialist Thesis)
Jane Erickson.(1991).Patterns in pre-school relationships:The effect of teacher-child attachment on peer competence.(Masters Thesis)
Barbara Fitzgerald.(1991).Effect of project adventure participation on self concept.(Masters Thesis).
Terrance Gautreaux.(1991).Teachers' and principals' perceptions of empowerment.(Masters Thesis)
Joie Taylor.(1992).Performance based evaluation and the school library media specialist.(Specialist Thesis)
Holly J. Kruger.(1991).Supervision beliefs and personal, professional and organizational characteristics of elementary principals.(Masters Thesis).
Mark Sundberg.(1991).The effects of employment on scholastic achievement for Arlington, NE high school students.(Specialists Thesis).
Mark Schweer.(1991).Perceived induction practices of beginning teachers and principals in Nebraska.
(Ed. D. Dissertation)
Norman Stone.(1990).A study of Nebraska State Accreditation Standards in seventeen rural schools.(Masters Thesis)
Andres Sotomayer.(1989).A study of department chair traits preferred by faculty members of Monterrey Technical College.(Masters Thesis).
Kenneth E. Mahlin, Jr.(1988).A financial analysis of the political subdivision budget limit act of 1979 on Nebraska Class II School Districts.(Ed. D. Dissertation)
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2001President of the UNL Academic Senate
Elected Board Member, Lincoln Chapter of PDK
2000President Elect of the UNL Academic Senate
1999Elected Secretary of UNL Academic Senate
1998Elected to UNL Academic Senate Executive Committee
1996Elected Board Member, TiferethIsreal Synagogue, Lincoln, NE
1991Elected Member, Teachers College Teaching Awards Committee
1988Teachers College Innovative Teacher Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1981Elected Trustee, SART Clinic, Santa Cruz, CA
1977Elected Member, Wolcott, VT School Advisory Committee
1977Elected Trustee, Stowe School, Stowe, VT
1973Elected Trustee, Hardwick, VT Rescue Squad
1969Director's Scholarship, Breadloaf School of English, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
1960Rotary Scholarship, Middlebury College
RECENT
RECENT
INVITED ADDRESSES
AND
SPEECHES
2001Welcome Speech at UNL Commencement Ceremony
2000Welcome Speech at UNL Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
2000Nominating Speech at Annual Meeting of the Nebraska School Boards Association,
Ed Nelson for Hutchinson Award
1999Keynote Address, 31st Annual Dakota Conference on History, Literature, Art, and Archeology.Sioux Falls, SD.
1999Convention Address, Annual Small Small Schools Meeting, Kansas State University, Manhattan,KS
1997Introductory Speech Welcoming Jonathon Kozol to Nebraska, City Union, UNL
SELECTED
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
1999Reviewer of Research in Rural Education
1999Reviewer, Division C, American Educational Research Association
1998-Nominating Committee Chair, Rural Education SIG, American Educational ResearchAssociation.
1998 - Consultant.Arthur B. Davis Grant Proposal.Wakefield Community Schools.National Network for Educational Renewal.
1997Publicizing Poverty.Organized meeting with Jonathan Kozol and Lincoln Public School Administrators.
1996Facilitator-Lincoln Public School Administrators Dialogue Group
1996Reviewer Division B, American Educational Research Association
1996-Co-Director, ISITS (International Students in the Schools)
1995-Co-Director, ISITS
1995-Reviewer - Division B, American Educational Research Association
1995-Editorial Board, NFAERJ (National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal)
1994-Facilitator, Board Policy Review Process, Wahoo Public Schools, Wahoo, NE
1994-Editor, Educational Administration: The Document Base (Teaching and Learning).University Council of Educational Administration Editorial & Board.
1994-Editorial Board, NFAERJ
1994-Coordinator, Teachers College Diversity Conference.
1994-Coordinator, ISITS (International Students in the Schools)
1993-Department representative to the University of Nebraska Faculty Senate. Three year term.
1993-Editorial Board, NFAERJ
1992-Director, Tenth Annual Administrators Institute, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon.
1992-Editorial Board, NFAERJ
1991-Coordinator, Cultural Diversity Project, Teachers College, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1991-Editorial Board, NFAERJ
1991-Reviewer, AERA Division A Symposium Proposals, American Educational Research Association
1991-Field Reader, OERI
1989-President, Topical Interest Group on Educational Evaluation, American Evaluation Association
1988Co-Editor, Nebraska Policy Choices:Issues in Education
1987Member, National Review Board, National Forum of
Applied Educational Research Journal
1986Co-Editor, UCEA Monograph Series
1985Member, Accreditation Visiting Team, Nebraska Department of Education, Nebraska City, NE
1981-83Member of the Santa Cruz County Athletic Association
1980-Member, School Site Advisory Council, Los Altos School District, Los Altos, CA
1974-77Member, Lamoille County Diversion Board, Hyde Park, VT.
1967-Member, Accreditation Visiting Team, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Richmond, VT
COMMITTEES
2003/2004Co-Chair,
EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow,
Harris Judaic Studies Center, UNL
Promotion
and Tenure Committee,College of
Education and Human Sciences
Transition
Committee, College of Education and Human Sciences
Recruitment
and Retention Committee, UNL
Search
Committee, Institutional Research Director, UNL
2002/2003Past
President, University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Senator,
University of Nebraska Academic Senate Member
Co-Chair,
EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow,
Harris Judaic Studies Center, UNL
Member,
Provost Search Committee
Member,
Artist Diversity Residency Advisory Board
Executive
Board, PDK Lincoln chapter
Advisory
Board, NFEAS Journal
2001/2002
President,
University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Senator,
University of Nebraska Academic Senate Member
Co-Chair,
EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow,
Harris Judaic Studies Center, UNL
Co-Chair
ELHE Search Committee
Member,
Provost Search Committee
Member,
Artist Diversity Residency Advisory Board
Executive
Board, PDK Lincoln Chapter
Advisory
Board, NFEAS Journal
2000/2001
President
Elect, University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Senator,
University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Member,
Academic Planning Committee
Chair,
UNL Compensation Committee
Co-Chair,
EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow,
Harris Judaic Studies Center, UNL
Departmental
Graduate Committee
Advisory
Board, NFEAS Journal
1999/2000
Secretary, Executive Committee, University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Senator, University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Chair, International Affairs Advisory Committee
Chair, Doctoral Program in Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
Co-Chair,
EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow, Harris Judaic Studies Center, UNL
Departmental Graduate Committee
Advisory Board, NFEAS Journal
1998/1999
Secretary, Executive Committee, University of Nebraska Academic Senate
Senator, UNLAcademic Senate
Chair, Administration and Curriculum and Instruction
Chair, Teachers College Graduate Coordinating Council
UNL International Affairs Advisory Committee
Co-Chair, EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow.Harris Judiac Studies Center, UNL.
Member, University Convocations Committee
Departmental Graduate Committee
1997/1998
Senator, UNLAcademic Senate.
Chair, Administration and Curriculum and Instruction.
Chair, Teachers College Graduate Coordinating Council
UNL International Affairs Advisory Committee, Elected
Co-Chair, EDAD Joint Doctoral Program
Fellow.Harris Judiac Studies Center, UNL.
Chair, University Convocations Committee
Chair, K-12 Professor Search Committee
Chair, Dept. Graduate Assistantship Committee
Departmental Graduate Committee
1996/1997
UNL International Affairs Advisory Committee
Senator, UNL Academic Senate
Chair, ACI Doctoral Program
Chair, UNO/UNL Joint Doctoral Program
Departmental Graduate Committee
Steering Committee on Genetic Policy Conference
1994/1995
Senator, UNL Academic Senate
Admissions Committee Joint Program
Admissions Committee Ed. Leadership
Diversity Committee
TC External Affairs Committee
Admissions Committee Ed. Leadership
Departmental Graduate Committee
Steering Committee Genetic Policy Conference
1993/1994
Academic Senate
Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee
Department Admissions Committee Joint Program
Admissions Committee Ed. Leadership
Departmental Graduate Committee
University Academic Senate
College Diversity Committee
Chair, Diversity Committee
University Mentor Program
Ad Hoc Faculty Senate Committee on Administrative Evaluation
Steering Committee on Genetic Policy Conference
1992/1993
Promotion and Tenure Committee
Admissions Committee
Departmental Graduate Committee
University Mentor Program
MEMBERSHIP IN
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
American Educational Research Association
American Association of University Professors
American Evaluation Association
Rural SIG, American Educational Research Association
Teaching in Educational Administration SIG, American Educational Research Association
Phi Delta Kappan, Member of Executive Board of Lincoln Chapter
Phi Beta Delta, International Scholars Honorary Association
University Council for Educational Administration