D Keith Gurley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5740888 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Keith Gurley |
| GIVEN NAMES | D Keith |
| FAMILY NAME | Gurley |
| SIGNATURE | GURLEY D K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2430-6437 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Voices of Parents of Students Attending Magic City Acceptance Academy
This article focuses on voices of parents of students who attend Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA), a unique, public charter school designed to address social, emotional, and academic needs of LGBTQ students and others. Authors conducted a focus group of parents of MCAA students to explore parents’ perceptions of their children’s school experiences before and after enrolling at MCAA. Parents overwhelmingly expressed positive comments and obser…
Demonstrating resilience in the face of adversity
Our research team explored a political campaign that targeted the Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA) as the ‘first transgender public school in the South’. Located near Birmingham, Alabama, MCAA opened in fall 2021 as one of the first LGBTQ + affirming charter schools in the United States. In spring 2022, gubernatorial candidate Tim James launched a series of negative TV and radio ads that defamed MCAA, ostensibly to generate votes from the ult…
Developing Instructional Leaders Through Assistant Principals’ Academy
This article describes findings from a single-case qualitative study of a unique 2-year professional development academy for practicing assistant principals designed and implemented in partnership between school district personnel and university educational leadership faculty members. The study was conducted based on the theoretical framework of instructional leadership developed by Murphy. Academy participants reported an increase in instruction…
Developing Instructional Leaders Through Assistant Principals’ Academy
This article describes findings from a single-case qualitative study of a unique 2-year professional development academy for practicing assistant principals designed and implemented in partnership between school district personnel and university educational leadership faculty members. The study was conducted based on the theoretical framework of instructional leadership developed by Murphy. Academy participants reported an increase in instruction…
Developing Instructional Leaders Through Assistant Principals’ Academy
This article describes findings from a single-case qualitative study of a unique 2-year professional development academy for practicing assistant principals designed and implemented in partnership between school district personnel and university educational leadership faculty members. The study was conducted based on the theoretical framework of instructional leadership developed by Murphy. Academy participants reported an increase in instruction…
Demonstrating resilience in the face of adversity
Our research team explored a political campaign that targeted the Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA) as the ‘first transgender public school in the South’. Located near Birmingham, Alabama, MCAA opened in fall 2021 as one of the first LGBTQ + affirming charter schools in the United States. In spring 2022, gubernatorial candidate Tim James launched a series of negative TV and radio ads that defamed MCAA, ostensibly to generate votes from the ult…
Voices of Parents of Students Attending Magic City Acceptance Academy
This article focuses on voices of parents of students who attend Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA), a unique, public charter school designed to address social, emotional, and academic needs of LGBTQ students and others. Authors conducted a focus group of parents of MCAA students to explore parents’ perceptions of their children’s school experiences before and after enrolling at MCAA. Parents overwhelmingly expressed positive comments and obser…
Charter (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 work) · Charter school (1 work) · Collaborative leadership (1 work) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)