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Faculty: Michael A. Owens

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Michael A. Owens

Title

Associate Professor

Department:

EdLF

Contact Information

Office: 306-D MCKB

Phone: 801-422-0955

Email: nope@michael_owens@byu.edumsn.com

Brief Biography

Michael A. Owens, PhD, is an associate professor in the Educational Leadership and Foundations Department at Brigham Young University. He has taught courses in educational leadership, professional development, evidence-informed decision making for continuous school improvement, multicultural education, and qualitative research methods. He began his career as a bilingual elementary and adult education teacher before transitioning into academia. His academic interests include family and community engagement in schools, leader/followership, first generation student transitions from k-12 to higher education, and continuous school improvement.

Teaching Interests

education of diverse populations, evidence-based decision-making, international education, leadership and followership in educational organizations

Research Interests

I study constituent engagement in American and international educational organizations.

Selected Publications

Emergency financial management: Purposes and effects of state takeovers of local school districts in Michigan, 2009-2018

  • Authors: Black, Shaun; Owens, Michael; Randall, E; Boxley, Brad; White II, Willie
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Globalisation, values education and teaching democracy
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • City: Cram
  • Country: Switzerland

Gender bias in United States high school principal hiring practices

  • Authors: Leavy, Deon; Owens, Michael
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Race, ethnicity and gender in education: Emerging paradigms
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • City: Cram
  • Country: Switzerland

Persistence in adult education in Utah: Factors and frameworks to foster success

  • Authors: Patton, Stephanie; Owens, Michael
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Globalisation, values education and teaching democracy
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • City: Cram
  • Country: Switzerland

Using Decision-Based Learning to Teach Qualitative Research Evaluation

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron; Mills, Emily
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Decision-Based Learning: An Innovative Pedagogy that Unpacks Expert Knowledge for the Novice Learner
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing
  • City: Bingley
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • ISBN: 978-1-80043-203-1

Leading deep learning

  • Authors: Boren, David; Backman, Joseph; Amy, Miner; Owens, Michael Aaron
  • Publication Date: 2021

Patterns of Provision of One on One Aides in Due Process Hearings: A National Sample

  • Authors: Perkins, Joel; Owens, Michael ; Ferrin, Scott ; Randall, Earl
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
  • Publisher: Brigham Young University
  • City: Provo, Utah
  • Country: US
  • Volume: 2020
  • Issue: 1
  • Abstract: click to view

Impact of Propensity to Trust on Academic Success of Student-Athletes: Implications for Athletic Officials in Higher Education

  • Authors: Hallam, Pamela Rust; Wilson, Trevor; Baum, Donald R; Owens, Michael
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education

Follower Engagement in Elementary Schools: A Multi-Site Study

  • Authors: Owens, Michael ; Hallam, Pamela Rust; Brown, Samuel
  • Publication Date: 2020

COVID-19 in Utah Valley: Perspectives from a professor and parent

  • Authors: Owens, Michael
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Contribution, Nonfiction
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Job-embedded professional development policy in Michigan: Can it be successful?

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron; Pogodzinski, Ben; Hill, William
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Professional Development in Education

"The Feeling's Mutual": Student Participation in Leadership as a Cooperative Effort

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron
  • Publication Date: 2013

Online Instruction As Innovation in an Educational Leadership Program: Possibilities and Challenges

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron
  • Publication Date: 2012

Creating a Successful Professional Culture: Reorganizing to Rebuild a Challenging School

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron
  • Publication Date: 2010

Administrators’ Descriptions of Their Leadership Roles in a Precollege Program

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron
  • Publication Date: 2010

From Calculation Through Courtship to Contribution

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron; Johnson, Bob
  • Publication Date: 2009

Cultivating trust among urban youth at risk.

  • Authors: Owens, Michael Aaron; Johnson, Jr., Bob
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of School Public Relations
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue: 2