Curriculum Vita
Rose M. Ylimaki, Ph.D.
3121 N. Avenida Laurel Real
Tucson, AZ 85712
Education
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin – Madison, Ed. Admin. 2002
M.S. Central Michigan University, Curriculum 1991
B.S Northern Michigan University, Elem. Ed. 1984
Employment History
2008 – present
Assoc. Professor – Ed. Admin. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2002 - 2008
Asst. Professor – Ed. Admin. University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
1993-2002
K-12 Curriculum Director Stevens Point School District , Stevens Point, WI
1990-1993
Principal Stevens Point School District, Stevens Point, WI
1987 – 1990
Teacher Baraga School District, Baraga, MI
1984-1987
Teacher Hale School District, Hale, MI
National Awards
Dissertation proposal was shared and recognized at the David L. Clark Seminar, 2001, co-sponsored by Division A and Division L of the American Educational Research Association and the University Council for Educational Administration. Invitations to present at this seminar are competitive.
Journal Co-Editor (Special Issue)
Ylimaki, R. & Brunner, C.C. (in press, fall 2011). Special Issue: Rural Superintendency.
Journal of School Leadership.
Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (December 2007). Special Issue. International
Studies of Educational Administration. Successful School Leadership: International Perspectives
Co-Editor
Ylimaki, Rose M. & Rorrer, A. (2006-2008). UCEA Review Features Section.
Editorial Boards
American Educational Research Journal , 2008 - present
Educational Administration Quarterly, 2006 to 2008
Journal of School Leadership, guest reviewer
Leadership and Policy in Schools, guest reviewer
Routledge, book proposal reviewer
SAGE, book proposal reviewer
Lawrence Erlbaum, book proposal reviewer
Publications
Books
Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S., Editors (2011). US and cross-national policies, practices and preparation: Implications for successful instructional leadership, organizational learning, and culturally responsive practices. Netherlands: Springer-Kluwer.
Ylimaki, R. (2010). Critical curriculum leadership: A framework for
progressive education. New York, NY: Routledge.
Book Chapters
Gurr, D., Ylimaki, R., & Jacobson, S. (in press). Leadership preparation for sustainable
leadership in challenging contexts. In Moos, L, Johannson, O. & Day, C. (Eds.)
Leadership for sustainability: Cross-national perspectives. Netherlands: Springer-
Kluwer.
Ylimaki, R., Gurr, D, & Drysdale, L. (in press). Sustainable leadership practices in
challenging U.S. and Australian schools. In Moos, L, Johannson, O. & Day, C. (Eds.) Leadership for sustainability: Cross-national perspectives. Netherlands: Springer-Kluwer.
Jacobson, S., Ylimaki, R. & Day, C. (2011) Overview of the book and policy context:
The ISSPP project, its research methods and educational contexts in Ylimaki, R. &
Jacobson, S. (Eds.) US and cross-national policies, practices, and preparation:
Implications for successful instructional leadership, organizational learning, and
culturally responsive practices. Netherlands: Springer-Kluwer
Leithwood, K., Jacobson, S., & Ylimaki, R. (2011). Converging policy trends, in Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (Eds.) US and cross-national policies, practices, and preparation: Implications for successful instructional leadership, organizational learning, and culturally responsive practices. Netherlands: Springer-Kluwer.
Ylimaki, R, Gurr, D., & Moos, L. (2011). Instructional leadership in U.S., Australian,
& Danish schools in Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (Eds.) US and cross-
policies, practices, and preparation: Implications for successful
leadership, organizational, and culturally responsive practices. Netherlands:
Springer-Kluwer .
Gurr, D., Moos, L. & Ylimaki, R. (2011). Instructional leadership preparation:
perspectives and practices from the U.S., Australia, and Denmark, in Ylimaki, R.
& Jacobson, S. (Eds.) US and cross-national policies, practices, and preparation: Implications for successful instructional leadership, organizational learning, and culturally responsive practices. Netherlands: Springer-Kluwer.
Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (2011). Conclusions and future directions for school
leadership research, preparation, and practice. Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (Eds.)
US and cross-national policies, practices, and preparation: Implications for
successful instructional leadership, organizational learning, and culturally
responsive practices. Netherlands: Springer-Kluwer
Ylimaki, R., Gurr, D., Bennett, J., & Drysdale, L. (2009). Successful school principals in Australia and US: Findings from an international study. In Wiseman, A. & Silova, I. (Eds.) Educational leadership: Global contexts and international comparisons. Information Age Publ.
Giles, C., Jacobson, S., Johnson, L. & Ylimaki, R. (2007), Against the odds: Successful principals in challenging US schools. In C. Day & K. Leithwood (Eds.) Sustaining successful school leadership in times of change: International perspectives. The Netherlands: Springer Publ.
Ylimaki, R. & McClain, L. (2006) Instructional leadership and US accountability policies. In R. Openshaw & J. Soler (Eds) Reading across international boundaries: History, policy, and politics. Grenenwich, CT: Information Age Publ.
Refereed Journal Articles
Ylimaki, Rose M. & Brunner, C. Cryss. (in press). Power and
Collaboration-consensus/conflict in curriculum leadership: Status-quo or change? American Educational Research Journal.
Ylimaki, R., Bennett, J. Fan, J., & Villasenor, E. (in press). Notions of
“success” in Southern Arizona schools: Principal
leadership in changing demographic and border contexts. Leadership and Policy
in Schools.
Ylimaki, R. & Brunner, C. (in press). Introduction to special issue on rural
superintendents. Journal of School Leadership.
Rey, J. & Ylimaki, R. (in press). Rural superintendents as curriculum leaders:
Constructing a critical pedagogy of place. Journal of School Leadership.
Brunner, C. & Ylimaki, R. (in press). Future directions for the rural superintendency.
Journal of School Leadership.
Ford, M., McClain, L. & Ylimaki, R. (2011). Cultivating wisdom and
compassion in children’s literature. Children and Spirituality, 20(2).
McClain, L, Ylimaki, R., & Ford, M. (2010). Wisdom and compassion in
democratic instructional leadership: Perceptions of the Bodhisattva ideal. Journal
of School Leadership, 20(3).
Jacobson, S., Johnson, L. & Ylimaki, R., & Giles, C. (2009) Successful school principals: Five years later. Journal of Educational Administration, 47(6), 753-764.
Ylimaki, R. & McClain, L. (2009). Wisdom Centered Instructional Leadership.
International Journal of Leadership in Education. 12(1), pp. 13-33.
Ylimaki, R., Jacobson, S., & Drysdale, L. (2007). Making a difference in challenging,
high-poverty schools: Successful principals in the USA, England, and Australia.
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 18(4), pp. 361-381.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (2007). Introduction to special issue. International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3), pp. 1-10.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (2007). Instructional leadership in challenging US schools. International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3), pp. 11-19.
Jacobson, S., Brooks, S., Giles, C., Johnson, L. & Ylimaki, R. (2007).
Successful leadership in three high poverty urban elementary schools. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 6 (4): 1-27.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (2006) Toward a reconceptualization of vision in the work of educational leaders: Cases of the visionary archetype. Educational Administration Quarterly , 42(4), pp. 620-651.
Ylimaki, Rose M. & McClain, Leslie (2005). Instructional leadership at the crossroads: Unintended consequences of current reading policies. Leadership and Policy in Schools. 4(4), 1-20.
Jacobson, S., Johnson, L., Ylimaki, R., & Giles, C. (2005). Successful school leadership in changing times: cross national findings in the third year of an international research project. Journal of Educational Administration. 43(6), pp. 607-618.
Mountford, Meredith & Ylimaki, Rose M. (2005) Conceptions of power held by educational leaders: The impact on collaborative decision-making processes. Journal of School Leadership. 15(4), pp. 411-436.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (2005). Political risk-taking: Leading literacy education in an era of high-stakes accountability. Journal of School Leadership, 15(1), pp. 2-42.
Commissioned Papers
Jacobson, S. & Ylimaki, R. (2011). First international successful school principal
project (ISSPP) conference held in May 2010. UCEA Review.
Jacobson, S., Brooks, S., Giles, C., Johnson, L., & Ylimaki, R. (Feb. 2005). State Education Department Report. Albany, NY: Department of Education Press.
Works Under Review
Peer-reviewed Journal Article
Ylimaki, Rose M. (revise and resubmit). Curriculum leadership in a conservative era.
Educational Administration Quarterly.
Dugan, T., Bennett, J. & Ylimaki, R. (under first review). Building school-community
capacity for curriculum change at Hope Academy. Journal of Cases in
Educational Leadership.
Works in Progress
Books
Ylimaki, Rose M. (edited volume under contract). The new instructional
leadership and the ISLLC standards. UCEA Series. New York, NY: Routledge.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Brunner, C. & Ylimaki, R. (in progress). Exploring conflict and collaboration discourses through modern paradigms. Teachers College Record.
Ylimaki, R. (in progress). Curriculum leaders inspiring neo-progressive educational and social movements. Anthropology & Education Quarterly.
Grants
Funded
Wallace Foundation Leadership Ventures Grant, funded $50,000 – 2003-present (for international project on successful school leadership). Co-PI
GSE Junior Faculty Seed Grant: Instructional Leadership and the Current Political Context, PI, funded $5000, 2002-2003
ITQ Arizona Department of Education Grant: Building Instructional Leadership Capacity for Principals in Low-Performing Schools, funded, $1,000,000. Co-PI
Presentations
International
Ylimaki, R. (May, 2010). Toward a new view of instructional leadership. A presentation at the International Study of Successful School Principals conference in Nottingham, England.
McClain L. & Ylimaki, R. (September, 2009). Wisdom and compassion in democratic educational leadership. A paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, Vienna, Austria.
Jacobson, S., Ylimaki, R., & Johnson, L. (September, 2009). Successful school principals: Five years later. A symposium presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, Vienna, Austria.
Day, C., Jacobson, S., Ylimaki, R., & Gurr, D (September, 2008). Successful school principals: Five years later. A symposium presented at the Commonwealth Council of Educational Administration Members, Durban, S. Africa
Ylimaki, Rose M. & McClain, Leslie (September, 2005). Wisdom-centered Instructional leadership and high-stakes accountability. A paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Giles, C., Johnson, L., & Ylimaki, R. et al., (September, 2005). Successful school leadership in changing times: cross national findings in an international research project. A symposium proposal submitted for presentation at the European Conference on Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (January, 2005). Taking risks in the current US political context: Survey results and sample case studies. A paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Barcelona, Spain.
Johnson, L., Giles, C. & Ylimaki, R. (January, 2005). Successful school leadership in changing times: cross national findings in the third year of an international research project. A symposium presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Barcelona, Spain.
National
Ylimaki, R., Bennett, J. Fan, J., & Villasenor, E. (April, 2011). Notions of
“success” in Southern Arizona schools: Principal leadership in changing
demographic and border contexts. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Ylimaki, R. (April, 2010). Curriculum leadership in a conservative era. A paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Ylimaki, R., Jacobson, S. & Johnson, L. (November, 2009). Sustainable leadership in
U.S. urban schools. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University
Council of Educational Administration, Anaheim, CA.
Ylimaki, R. (November, 2009). Critical curriculum leadership. A paper
presented at the annual meeting of the University Council of Educational
Administration, Anaheim, CA.
Ylimaki, R. (April, 2009). The role of politics in curriculum leadership. A paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Diego, CA.
McClain, L., Ylimaki, R., & Ford, M. (October, 2008). Wisdom centered educational
leadership. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council of
Educational Administration, Orlando, Fla.
Ylimaki, R., Jacobson, S. & Johnson, L. (October, 2008). Sustainable leadership in U.S.
urban schools. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University
Council of Educational Administration, Orlando, Fla.
Ylimaki, Rose M., Jacobson, Stephen L., Johnson, L. & Giles, C. (November, 2007).
International community building: Successful school leadership in challenging school contexts: Cross-national perspectives. A paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC.
Ylimaki, Rose M. & McClain, L. (November, 2007). Wisdom, accountability, and
leadership: Case studies. A paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC.
Arroyo, A. & Ylimaki, Rose M. (November, 2007). Bilingual education students left
behind: The impact of current US policies. A paper to be presented at the annual
meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington,
DC.
Ylimaki, Rose M. & Brunner, C. Cryss (November, 2007). Power and conflict within
literacy leadership: Moving beyond modernism. A paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC.
Ylimaki, Rose M. Curriculum leadership in a conservative era. (November, 2006). A
paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, Tx.
Johnson, L., Giles, C. Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (November, 2006). Successful school leadership: An international study. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of The University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, Tx.
Ylimaki, Rose M. & Brunner, C. Cryss (April, 2006). An examination of district
leaders’ approaches to conflict and power .through modern and feminist
postmodern lenses. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (April, 2006). Instructional leadership in challenging schools and
challenging times. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Jacobson, S, Ylimaki, R. & Drysdale, L. (April, 2006) Successful school leadership in high-poverty schools. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Ylimaki, Rose M. (November, 2005). The role of politics in instructional leadership. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, Tennessee.
Ylimaki, Rose M. & McClain, Leslie (November, 2005). An examination of wisdom-centered instructional leadership for an era of high-stakes accountability. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, Tennessee.
Ylimaki, Rose M., Johnson, Lauri, & Giles, Corrie (November, 2005). Cross-national and feminist postmodern perspectives of school leadership. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, Tennessee.
Ylimaki, Rose M. & McClain-Ruelle, Leslie (November, 2004). Instructional leadership at the crossroads: Unintended outcomes of current reading policies. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, Missouri.