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Dr. Dean Cascadden

Dr. Dean Cascadden

Graduate Adjunct Faculty
Department of Education

Contact phone number: (603)837-9363
e-mail: dcascadden@plymouth.edu

Administrative contact: Brenda Gleich
Administrative contact phone number: (603)535-2803


Profile

Dr. Dean S.T. Cascadden has taught research design courses at PSU for eight years. He has worked as a superintendent, a curriculum director and middle school principal in the New Hampshire public school system.


Degrees and Education

  • Ed.D. in educational administration, College of William and Mary
  • M.A.Ed. in school administration, Regent University
  • A.B. in biology, Dartmouth College

Research Interests

  • Principalship, leadership and management; qualitative vs. quantitative design

Recent Publications

  • Cascadden, D.S. (1998). Principals as managers and leaders: A qualitative study of the perspectives of selected elementary school principals. Journal of School Leadership, 8 (2):137-170.
  • Cascadden, D.S. (1997). Educational administration jeopardy: If constructivist leadership is the answer, what is the question? Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 9 (Fall 1997): 59-65.
  • Cascadden, D.S. (1997). Principals as managers and leaders: A call to NCPEA members for synthesis of conflicting paradigms. National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) 1997 Yearbook.
  • Cascadden, D.S., J. Stronge, B. Williams, P. Tucker, J. Rozelle and G. Bass (1996). Beyond the classroom: Opportunities for experiential and field-based learning. National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) 1996 Yearbook.
  • Cascadden, D.S. (1994). Class Size, SURN Occasional Paper No. 1, Fall 1994, The School University Research Network, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.

Academic Distinctions

  • Co-winner of the 1997 AERA Division-A Dissertation Award

Associations, Boards and Committees

  • New Hampshire School Administrators Curriculum Instruction and Assessment Committee






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