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National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
The National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) is the preeminent organization of individual professors dedicated to the effective preparation and renewal of educational leaders. NCPEA is committed to the improvement of the practice and study of educational administration. Established in 1947, the council continues its commitment to serve the interests and needs of professors of educational administration. Members enjoy exceptional opportunities for professional growth and development in a welcoming, supportive, and collegial environment. NCPEA is governed by a 10-member executive board and an executive director, with the executive office presently housed at Sam Houston State University.
The organization sponsors three annual meetings: (a) a summer conference held in different sections of the United States and Canada, (b) a midwinter conference in conjunction with the American Association of School Administrators, and (c) an October strategic planning meeting for the executive board. Members enjoy both the summer and midwinter conferences as opportunities to share their research and teaching.
NCPEA focuses on the following goals and objectives:
- Ensure the high-quality professional development of professors of educational administration.
- Refine the knowledge bases for preparing practicing school administrators and professors of educational administration.
- Promote the application of theory and research in the field to the practice of educational administration.
- Establish and promote a code of ethics for professors of educational administration.
- Ensure access and inclusion of underrepresented groups into the professorate and administration.
- Serve as an advocate for professors of educational administration and as an authority on critical issues.
- Develop the administrative application of technology in the preparation and renewal of educational leaders.
- Establish standards by which educational administration programs become certified, accredited, or approved.
Publications
NCPEA publishes annually a Tier I peer-refereed yearbook designed around the theme of the annual summer conference. Contributing authors represent professors and practitioners from the nation's universities and public schools. In addition, NCPEA publishes the Education Leadership Review, a nationally peer-reviewed journal focusing on the preparation of school leaders, and it edits and publishes the Educational Administration Directory. The purpose of the directory is to provide a service to the profession of educational administration and leadership by providing information that will improve communications among the universities and faculties of the educational administration departments throughout the United States and Canada.
State Affiliates
NCPEA state affiliates are separate organizations that work collaboratively as part of the NCPEA organization to foster the common values and goals of NCPEA. State affiliates influence educational policy and provide a forum for the improvement of the practice and study of educational administration in their states. Activities of NCPEA include, but are not limited to, providing information and leadership, improving the preparation of school administrators, encouraging research and service, promoting high professional standards, focusing attention on educational problems and opportunities, promoting NCPEA membership, cooperating with other professional organizations interested in excellence in education, and promoting participation in all activities deemed by the membership to be in the best interest of NCPEA.
The primary purposes of collaborating with state affiliate organizations include (a) to positively impact school leadership policy and practice through the collective influence of over 400 university preparation programs and over 3,500 professors of educational administration, (b) to network and share ideas and provide professional development opportunities, and (c) to keep professors and practitioners informed on national issues related to the work of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) and the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC).
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