Mario Jackson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6207757 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Jackson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario |
| FAMILY NAME | Jackson |
| SIGNATURE | JACKSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3059-8376 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Leveraging university–district partnerships to prepare school leaders for equity
Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand how principal preparation program coordinators and faculty leveraged university-district partnerships to support their efforts to prepare school leaders for equity. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study used data from semi-structured interviews collected from 15 stakeholders within principal preparation programs from 11 institutions. Findings The analysis revealed four major themes …
Incentivizing Changes in Principal Preparation: Lessons from North Carolina Principal Fellows Policy
This case study examined the perspectives of educational leadership faculty regarding the Principal Fellows legislation and its influences on the principal preparation landscape in North Carolina. This qualitative inquiry drew from semi-structured interviews with principal preparation program faculty and coordinators. Relatedly, documents relevant to the Principal Fellows legislation and its implementation were collected to confirm and clarify, e…
Politicizing the Department of Education in the War Against DEI: Theorizing Implications for the Principal Preparation Landscape
This essay theorizes implications of mounting political efforts to dismantle the Department of Education (DoE) as part of the anti–Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement, with particular attention to consequences for principal preparation programs. While overlooked, federal policies have played a critical albeit complex role in shaping the principal preparation landscape. This essay challenges prevailing narratives that characterize fede…
“Fighting an Uphill Battle”: The Pursuit of Equity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act in North Carolina
Purpose: The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) reduced the role of the federal government in K-12 education, giving states more flexibility while maintaining protections for marginalized groups. Despite the potential to leverage flexibility, little is known about how states are addressing equity. Research Methods: Using a critical policy analysis (CPA) approach, this qualitative case study uses semi-structured interviews and document analysis to …
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads
In this regular column, Kappan authors recommend books that have inspired them as educators. This month, Mario Jackson recommends the 1970 classic Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Friere. And Rachel S. White recommends the 2014 young adult novel in poetry The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Backtalk: What principals need to know to respond to a crisis
Principals face unexpected crises, big and small, regularly. Yet, as the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, they aren’t always prepared for them when they come. Mario Jackson describes some of the challenges principals faced during the pandemic and the specific attributes that helped them manage. Specifically, equity-oriented leadership, crisis communication, and emotional intelligence skills were crucial to leaders during the pandemic. These skills …
Homophobia in higher education: Untold stories from Black gay men in Jamaican universities
Locating Equity in Principals’ Pandemic Decision-Making Practices
The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the prevailing inequality in the US, as traditionally marginalized groups were disproportionately affected by the disease. This paper seeks to understand how K-12 principals across a southern state in the United States, made decisions in light of these considerations. Specifically, we examined the major decisions principals were responsible for making, the underlying factors influencing these decisions, and the…
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Locating Equity in Principals’ Pandemic Decision-Making Practices
The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the prevailing inequality in the US, as traditionally marginalized groups were disproportionately affected by the disease. This paper seeks to understand how K-12 principals across a southern state in the United States, made decisions in light of these considerations. Specifically, we examined the major decisions principals were responsible for making, the underlying factors influencing these decisions, and the…
Bookshelf: Kappan authors on their favorite reads
In this regular column, Kappan authors recommend books that have inspired them as educators. This month, Mario Jackson recommends the 1970 classic Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Friere. And Rachel S. White recommends the 2014 young adult novel in poetry The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Backtalk: What principals need to know to respond to a crisis
Principals face unexpected crises, big and small, regularly. Yet, as the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, they aren’t always prepared for them when they come. Mario Jackson describes some of the challenges principals faced during the pandemic and the specific attributes that helped them manage. Specifically, equity-oriented leadership, crisis communication, and emotional intelligence skills were crucial to leaders during the pandemic. These skills …
Homophobia in higher education: Untold stories from Black gay men in Jamaican universities
“Fighting an Uphill Battle”: The Pursuit of Equity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act in North Carolina
Purpose: The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) reduced the role of the federal government in K-12 education, giving states more flexibility while maintaining protections for marginalized groups. Despite the potential to leverage flexibility, little is known about how states are addressing equity. Research Methods: Using a critical policy analysis (CPA) approach, this qualitative case study uses semi-structured interviews and document analysis to …
Politicizing the Department of Education in the War Against DEI: Theorizing Implications for the Principal Preparation Landscape
This essay theorizes implications of mounting political efforts to dismantle the Department of Education (DoE) as part of the anti–Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement, with particular attention to consequences for principal preparation programs. While overlooked, federal policies have played a critical albeit complex role in shaping the principal preparation landscape. This essay challenges prevailing narratives that characterize fede…
Leveraging university–district partnerships to prepare school leaders for equity
Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand how principal preparation program coordinators and faculty leveraged university-district partnerships to support their efforts to prepare school leaders for equity. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study used data from semi-structured interviews collected from 15 stakeholders within principal preparation programs from 11 institutions. Findings The analysis revealed four major themes …
Incentivizing Changes in Principal Preparation: Lessons from North Carolina Principal Fellows Policy
This case study examined the perspectives of educational leadership faculty regarding the Principal Fellows legislation and its influences on the principal preparation landscape in North Carolina. This qualitative inquiry drew from semi-structured interviews with principal preparation program faculty and coordinators. Relatedly, documents relevant to the Principal Fellows legislation and its implementation were collected to confirm and clarify, e…
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Equity (law) (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)