Professor, Educational Foundations and Leadership
Telephone: 503-554-2836
E-mail: sheadley@georgefox.edu
Scot Headley is in his fourteenth year of work at George Fox University. His Ph.D. is in Comprehensive Vocational Education, from Ohio State University. His M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling and B.S. in Agriculture Education are both from Colorado State University. He worked as a high school and community college teacher for 11 years in Aurora, Colorado.
Scot and his wife Debbie have been married for twenty-eight years. They have seven children, ranging in age from 25 to 5. The Headleys are members at North Valley Friends Church in Newberg, Oregon. Scot serves on the Christian Education Committee at North Valley and on the Board of Leadership Development and Enrichment for the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. Debbie is a social activist and marathon racer!
Research Agenda
Headley’s scholarly interests include internet-based teaching and learning and the professional development of educators.
Recent publications and presentations include:
Headley, S. & Cathers, S. (2007). Reflective community in a standards based world. In J. Drexler (Ed.). Schools as community: Educational leadership, relationship and the eternal value of Christian schooling. Colorado Springs, CO: Purposeful Design.
Shelton, M., Birky, G., & Headley, W. S. (2007, April). Encouraging teachers to be leaders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
McKay, S. and Headley, S. (2007) “Best Practices for the Use of Wikis in Teacher Education Programs”. Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Birky, V., Shelton, M. and Headley, S. (2006). “An Administrator’s Challenge: Encouraging Teachers to be Leaders”. NASSP Bulletin, 90 (2) pp.1-15.
Headley, W. S. (2005). Five roles I play in online courses. Innovate: The Journal of Online Education. 2 (1). Available from http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=78
Headley, W. S. (2003). “Professional development policies and practices in schools affiliated with the Association of Christian Schools International”. Journal of Research in Christian Education. 12 (2) pp. 195-215.
COURSES TAUGHT 2006-07
EDFL654 Program Evaluation (Fall 2007)
EDFL675 Faith and Learning Seminar (Fall 2007)
EDFL634 Adult Development in Educational Organizations (Fall 2007)