Dr. Howard V. Coleman
Phone: (843) 234-3426
Email: hcolema1@coastal.edu
EDUCATION
Doctorate in Educational Administration & Supervision, UNC-Chapel Hill
Masters Degree in Counseling Education, UNC-Greensboro
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, UNC-Greensboro
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
08/13-Present
Associate Professor, Spadoni College of Education, Coastal Carolina
University, Conway, SC
8/05-07/13
Associate Professor, Doctoral Program Coordinator, Educational
Leadership Department, UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
11/02-07/05
Director of Research, Evaluation & Accountability, Greenville County
Schools, Greenville, SC
03/02-10/02
Research & Evaluation Consultant, J&B Associates, Chapel Hill, NC
07/99-02/02
Superintendent, Iredell County Schools, Statesville, NC
01/94-06/99
Deputy Superintendent, Randolph County Schools, Asheboro, NC
05/92-12/93
High School Principal, Garinger, Charlotte, NC
07/90-4/92
High School Principal, William G. Enloe, Raleigh, NC
07/88-06/90
Assistant Superintendent, Western Rockingham City Schools,
Madison, NC
09/85-06/88
Director of Personnel, Certification & Evaluation, Greensboro City
Schools, Greensboro, NC
09/83-08/84
Research Consultant, Memorex Computer Products, Raleigh, NC
08/82-07/83
Director of Students, College of the Albemarle Community College,
Elizabeth City, NC
07/79-07/82
Assistant Director of Admissions, UNC-G, Greensboro, NC
01/77-06/79
Resident Administrator, Student Affairs, UNC-G, Greensboro, NC
COURSES TAUGHT
EDAD 689, The Principal. A graduate course designed to provide students with an
overview of the school principalship. The roles and functions associated with this key
administrative position are operationally defined and analyzed relative to alignment with
student achievement and diversity goals. Theoretical concepts and practical case studies
are used to expand upon leadership theories and to learn how to use data to inform
instructional decisions.
EDAD 600, Introduction to Leadership. A graduate course that examines the purposes
and organizational structures of educational institutions created by federal, state, and
local governments providing programs and services from early childhood through
adulthood. Contemporary operational and administrative problems and developing trends
are considered for analysis.
EDAD 660, Supervision of Instruction. A graduate course that provides a theoretical and
practical overview of the supervision and evaluation of instruction. The course introduces
the domains of supervision and inquiry into current issues and best practices in
supervision. A variety of interactive exercises are utilized to assist in the development of
practical skills for students using the clinical process and developmental approach to
supervision.
EDL 601, Leadership Theory. A doctoral course on historical and current leadership
theories for school leaders. Topics include administrative, managerial and business
applications for leading educational organizations.
EDL 604, Educational Policy, Governmental Regulation & School Law. A doctoral course
focusing on educational policies, governmental regulations and public school laws related
to school revenues, finance, funding and facilities. Topics include equity versus adequacy
issues in school funding.
EDL 621, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. A doctoral course designed to build
upon students’ prior experiences as teachers and school leaders to learn how to
implement and evaluate district-wide curricular efforts to meet the needs of all students.
Assignments include developing plans to transition to the Common Core Standards.
EDL 623, Educational Accountability. A doctoral course designed for school leaders to
learn how to analyze educational accountability issues at the classroom, district, state
and national levels. Students develop an understanding of accountability issues from
early childhood through higher education, and learn ways to meet the educational needs
of all learners in an increasingly diverse and global society.
EDL 661, Education/Government Internship. A doctoral internship in an educational or
government setting designed to provide students with intensive study of leadership
styles, organizational systems and administrative processes.
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EDL 663, Business Internship. A doctoral internship designed to provide students with
experience in applying best business practices in effective leadership, strategic human
resource and financial management to the educational domain.
EDL 699, Doctoral Dissertation. A doctoral course designed to provide assistance,
supervision, evaluation and approval of student dissertations.
EDL 512, Legal Issues and Policy Formation as a Systemic Process. A graduate course
designed to provide opportunities for students to understand the importance of public
school law and educational policies in public schools. Students learn how to assess the
impact of laws and policies on students, teachers, and the larger community.
EDL 523, Research in Education. A graduate course designed to provide an overview of
theoretical and practical knowledge in research design and scientifically based inquiry for
future school leaders. The course develops students’ skills in using quantitative and
qualitative methodologies to support effective decision making.
EDL 568, Educational Program Design and Evaluation. A graduate course introducing
students to the theoretical framework and application of program evaluation
methodologies in educational organizations. The course focuses on the knowledge and
the techniques to conduct needs assessments, to evaluate instructional programs, to
monitor support services and to assess student achievement.
EDL 526, Essential Management Skills for School Leaders. A graduate course providing
students with an understanding of personnel administration, finance, budgeting, strategic
planning, and community relations in public school districts. The course assignments,
work products and assessments are aligned with students’ administrative internship
experiences.
EDL 570-571, Internships: Leadership Applications. School-based administrative
internships that assist students in applying effective leadership skills in strategic planning,
administration, assessment, budgeting and communications with stakeholders.
EDL 572, Thesis/Capstone. Final masters in school administration course that provides
students with the option to complete a master’s thesis or capstone project related to the
school-based internships.
EDL 582, Interdisciplinary Humanities Seminar. A graduate seminar focusing on the need
for future school leaders to understand how to respond ethically and fairly to the
viewpoints, issues and concerns of students, parents, teachers and community
stakeholders.
EDN 200, Teacher, School & Society. An undergraduate course in the teacher education
program on the role of teachers in an increasingly diverse society that critically examines
the social, historical, cultural and philosophical foundations of education.
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COURSES DEVELOPED FOR 2013/2014
EDL 606, Leadership & Technology: Power & Purpose. A doctoral course analyzing the
process of integrating technology into administration, management and leadership to
achieve organizational goals. The conceptual framework is based on the International
Society of Technology in Education National Technology Standards for Administrators.
EDL 611, Ethical Leadership & Decision Making. A doctoral course emphasizing the
importance of ethical decision making and practices for school leaders. The concept of
educational organizations as formal, bureaucratic, social systems serves as a conceptual
framework to compare professional/ethical orientations versus bureaucratic orientations.
EDL 612, The Politics of Education. A doctoral course focusing on the political
interactions among educational organizations, government agencies and local
communities that impact educational leadership and decision making. Topics include the
analysis of micro politics and macro politics at the local, state, and federal levels.
EDL 646, Global Educational Achievement: A Comparative Analysis. A doctoral course
designed to introduce students to the global research methodologies used to identify the
Child Poverty Report Card Well-Being Dimensions (UNICEF, 2007). The Well-Being
Dimensions are correlated with high quality educational systems and are the most direct
and reliable way of improving the economic future for individuals and countries.
PUBLICATIONS
Dickerson, J. & Coleman, H. (2013). Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Help Guide Technology
Decision-Making Schools. The Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. 13
(1), 94-101. September, 2013.
Coleman, H. & Dickerson, J. (2012). Transitioning to the Common Core Standards
in South Carolina. The Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. 12 (1),
17-23. September, 2012.
Dickerson, J., Coleman, H. & Geer, G. (2011). Thinking Like a School Technology
Leader. In Technology and Leadership in Education: Innovation and Change.
January 2012. IGI Global Publications, Hershey, PA.
Dickerson, J., and Coleman, H. (2011). Technology, E-leadership and Educational
Administration in Schools: Integrating Standards with Context and Guiding
Questions. In V. Wang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and
Training (pp. 408-422). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Coleman, H. (2011). Self-Awareness, Self-Evaluation and Leadership. National
Evaluation Institute, 2011 Proceedings Publication.
Coleman, H., Dickerson, J., & Crawford, F. (2011). Early College High School
Initiatives: Reflections from a South Carolina program. The Teacher Education
Journal of South Carolina. 11(1), 9-15. September, 2011.
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Roney, K. & Coleman, H. (2011). Relationship Between Organizational Health and
Student Achievement. National Forum of Educational and Supervision Journal,
Volume 28, Number 4, 1-27. Fall, 2011.
Coleman, H., Dickerson, J., and Kubasko, D. (2010). Electronic Portfolios: Insights and
Reflections from a Systemic Implementation. In Yamamoto, Perry, Leight, and
Winterton (Ed.), Technology Leadership in Teacher Education: Integrated
Solutions and Experiences (pp. 196-213). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Coleman, H. (2010). Technology and Effective School Leadership. National Evaluation
Institute, 2010 Proceedings Publication.
Coleman, H. & Roney, K. (2009). Organizational Health at the Managerial and
Institutional Levels of Leadership. Academic Leadership Online Journal, August,
2009.
Coleman, H. (2009). Making Early College High School Initiatives Work. National
Evaluation Institute, 2010 Proceedings Publication.
Coleman, H. & Fischetti, J. (2009). A Report Card to Evaluate Educational Capacity.
Educational Horizons, Vol. 87, 1-15. April-May, 2009.
Coleman, H. (2008). Teaching Future Leaders Educational Research Online: Attitudes,
Learning Styles and Outcomes. National Evaluation Institute, 2008 Proceedings
Publication.
Dickerson, J. & Coleman, H. (2008). What Technology Means to Rural Secondary
Students. NCCTTE Technology Education Journal, 10 (1), 48-60.
Roney, K., Coleman, H. & Schlichting, K. (2007). Linking the Organizational Health of
Middle Grades Schools to Student Achievement. NASSP Bulletin, 91, 289-321.
Roney, K., & Coleman, H. (2007). Teacher Affiliation, Academic Emphasis, and Collegial
Leadership: Links to Student Achievement in Five North Carolina Middle Schools.
In K. Roney, K. M. Brown, & V. A. Anfara, Jr. The Middle School Movement and
Improved Student Achievement: Fact or Fiction? Westerville, OH: National Middle
School Association.
Dickerson, J., Coleman, H., & Walser, T. (2007). Preparing School Administrators to be
Technology Leaders: Standards and Strategies. Virginia Society for Technology in
Education Journal, 22 (1), 1-7.
Coleman, H. & Fischetti, J. (2007). The Success of Public Education and its Connection
to Improving the Quality of life in the Region. White paper published by the
Regional Engagement Conference on Improving Civic Engagement and Public
Policy: The State of the Cape Fear Region, 1-14. University of North Carolina
Wilmington.
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Coleman, H. & Fischetti, J. (2007). Evaluating Educational Capacity. Consortium for
Research on Educational Accountability & Teacher Evaluation Newsletter, Vol. 11,
No.1, Fall, 2007.
Wetherill, K., Calhoun, D. & Coleman, H. (2006). Learning-Centered Coaching Model
Paper. Publication and winner of Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in
Teaching. One of two awarded in the nation.
PRESENTATIONS
November, 2013. Presenter, Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, Spring
Leadership Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC. Implementing the Common Core: Developing
Teacher Driven Solutions with the Alliance.
April, 2013. Presenter, Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, Spring
Leadership Conference, Columbia, SC. Leading Change.
April, 2013. Presenter, Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, Spring
Leadership Conference, Columbia, SC. Conflict Management: Strategies for Your
Toolkit.
March, 2013. National Educational Leader Presenter, NC Alliance of Public Charter
Schools Annual State Conference, Raleigh, NC. Effective Leadership and Student
Success.
October, 2012. Keynote Speaker, Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, Fall
Leadership Conference, Columbia, SC. Leading the Change Our Students Need.
October, 2012. Panel Member, Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, Fall
Leadership Conference, Columbia, SC. Transitioning to the Common Core Standards.
October, 2012. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Research Alliance
Roundtable Discussant, Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina. Fall
Leadership Conference in Columbia, SC. Use of Research and Data in Charter Schools.
September, 2011. Paper presented at the Consortium for Research on Educational
Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) National Evaluation Institute
Conference in Oxford, MS. Psychodynamic Leadership Theory.
October, 2010. Paper presented at the CREATE National Evaluation Institute
Conference in Williamsburg, VA. Technology and Effective School Leadership.
November, 2009. Paper presented at the University Council for Educational
Administration National Conference in Anaheim, CA. Principal Influence,
Academic Emphasis and Collegial Leadership: Links to Student Reading and Math
Achievement in Five North Carolina Middle Grades Schools.
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October, 2009. Paper presented at the CREATE National Evaluation Institute
Conference in Louisville, KY. Making Early College High School Initiatives Work.
January, 2009. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education.
Teaching Future School Leaders Research Online: Attitudes and Outcomes.
October, 2008. Paper presented at the CREATE National Evaluation Institute
Conference, Wilmington, NC. Teaching Future Leaders Educational Research Online:
Attitudes, Learning Styles & Outcomes.
July, 2008. Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia,
Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria. Web-based Electronic Portfolio
Systems: Asynchronous Assessment and Accountability.
March, 2008. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting, New York, NY. Educational Leadership and Arts Integration.
February, 2008. Paper presented at the NC Association of Research Educators State
Conference in New Bern, NC. Teachers Learning Research: Does Online Instruction
Impact Anxiety and Comprehension?
November, 2007. Paper presented at the University Council for Educational
Administration Conference in Alexandria, VA. Teacher Affiliation, Academic Emphasis,
and Collegial Leadership: Links to Student Achievement in Middle Schools.
November, 2007. Paper presented at the University Council for Educational
Administration Conference in Alexandria, VA. E-Portfolio Assessment of Future School
Leaders’ Skills and Competencies.
October, 2007. Paper presented at the CREATE National Evaluation Institute, Orlando,
FL. E-Portfolio Assessment of School Leaders’ Evaluation & Technology Competencies.
September, 2007. Paper presented at the NC Teacher Education Forum. A Report Card
to Evaluate Regional Educational Capacity.
April, 2007. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL. Making Middle Grades Work Through Arts Integration.
April, 2007. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL. Lessons Learned: The Rise and Fall of an Arts Integration School.
April, 2007. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL. Teacher Affiliation, Academic Emphasis, and Collegial Leadership:
Links to Student Achievement in Middle Schools.
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March, 2007. Paper presented at the NC Association of Research Educators State
Conference, Hickory, NC. E-Portfolio Assessment of Future School Leaders’ Research,
Evaluation and Technology Competencies.
February, 2007. Paper presented at the North Carolina Middle School Association Annual
Conference. Greensboro, NC. Organizational Health and Its Relation to Student
Achievement in Five North Carolina Middle Schools.
November, 2006. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference,
Portland, OR. E-Portfolio Assessment of Evaluation Competencies.
March, 2006. Paper presented at NC State Teaching and Technology Conference,
Raleigh, NC. Redesigning School Administration Programs with Technology: Developing
Principals Who Are Technology Leaders.
March, 2006. Paper presented at the NC Middle School Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Interdisciplinary Arts Integration for Effective Schools.
November, 2005. Paper presented at the NC Association of Research Educators State
Conference. The Tanglewood Project.
October, 2005, Paper presented at the NC Teacher Forum, Greensboro, NC. Arts
Integration for Low Performing Schools.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association
American Association of School Administrators
Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina
Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group
Board Member, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Research Alliance
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