1. Towards Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Heatmaps as Visual Data Analysis of Entire Student Cohort Longitudinal Trajectories and Outcomes from Grade 9 through College Bowers, Alex J.; Zhao, Yihan; Ho, Eric 2022 Articles Educational leadershipAcademic achievementHigh school studentsCollege studentsHierarchical clustering (Cluster analysis)Information visualizationLongitudinal studies
2. Supporting the Initial Work of Evidence-Based Improvement Cycles Through a Data-Intensive Partnership Bowers, Alex J.; Krumm, Andrew 2021 Articles Educational leadershipSchool improvement programsSchool improvement programs--Data processingDecision makingCluster analysisInformation visualization
3. A Typology of Parental Involvement in Student Experience: A Latent Class Analysis Bowers, Alex J.; Zhou, Xiaoliang 2020 Articles Education, SecondaryEducation--Parent participationHigh school studentsAcademic achievement
4. Examining the Career Pathways of Educators with Superintendent Certification Davis, Bradley; Bowers, Alex J. 2019 Articles Educational leadershipSchool superintendentsSchool superintendents--CertificationCareer developmentIntersectionality (Sociology)
5. Identifying a Typology of High Schools Based on Their Orientation Toward STEM: A Latent Class Analysis of HSLS:09 Vaval, Luronne; Bowers, Alex J.; Snodgrass Rangel, Virginia 2019 Articles Education, SecondaryHigh schoolsScience--Study and teaching (Secondary)Multivariate analysis
6. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Area Under the Curve (AUC): A Diagnostic Measure for Evaluating the Accuracy of Predictors of Education Outcomes Bowers, Alex J.; Zhou, Xiaoliang 2019 Articles Educational statistics--Data processingDropout behavior, Prediction ofEducational attainmentSignal detectionReceiver operating characteristic curves
7. Different Levels of Leadership for Learning: Investigating Differences Between Teachers Individually and Collectively using Multilevel Factor Analysis of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey Boyce, Jared; Bowers, Alex J. 2018 Articles School management and organizationEducationEducational leadershipTeachers--AttitudesMultivariate analysis
8. Toward a Typology of Technology-Using Teachers: A Latent Class Analysis (LCA) of the NCES Fast Response Survey System Teachers’ Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools, 2009 (FRSS 95) Graves, Kenneth Edward; Bowers, Alex J. 2018 Articles Educational technologyEducational technology--Social aspectsEducation--Social aspectsTeachersDigital divideSocial justice
9. Towards an Evolving Conceptualization of Instructional Leadership as Leadership for Learning: A Meta-Narrative Review of 109 Quantitative Studies Across 25 Years Boyce, Jared; Bowers, Alex J. 2018 Articles Educational leadershipEducational leadership--ResearchEducationSchool principalsTeachers
10. Automated Text Data Mining Analysis of Five Decades of Educational Leadership Research Literature: Probabilistic Topic Modeling of EAQ Articles from 1965 to 2014 Wang, Yinying; Bowers, Alex J.; Fikis, David J. 2017 Articles Database managementMathematical modelsEducational leadershipEducation
11. How Leaders Agree with Teachers in Schools on Measures of Leadership Practice: A Two-Level Latent Class Analysis of the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning Bowers, Alex J.; Blitz, Mark; Modeste, Marsha; Salisbury, Jason; Halverson, Richard 2017 Articles Educational leadershipEducationSchool principalsTeachers
12. Is There a Typology of Teacher and Leader Responders to CALL, and Do They Cluster in Different Types of Schools? A Two-Level Latent Class Analysis of CALL Survey Data Bowers, Alex J.; Blitz, Mark; Modeste, Marsha; Salisbury, Jason; Halverson, Richard 2017 Articles Educational leadershipLeadershipMultivariate analysisSchool principalsTeachersEducational surveys
13. Pathways to the Principalship: An Event History Analysis of the Careers of Teachers With Principal Certification Davis, Bradley W.; Gooden, Mark A.; Bowers, Alex J. 2017 Articles School principalsEvent history analysisTeachersEducational leadershipCareer developmentDiscrimination in employment
14. Quantitative Research Methods Training in Education Leadership and Administration Preparation Programs as Disciplined Inquiry for Building School Improvement Capacity Bowers, Alex J. 2017 Articles Quantitative researchEducation--Research--Data processingLeadership--Study and teaching (Continuing education)Educational leadership
15. A Century of Grading Research: Meaning and Value in the Most Common Educational Measure Brookhart, Susan M.; Guskey, Thomas R.; Bowers, Alex J.; McMillan, James H.; Smith, Jeffrey K.; Smith, Lisa F.; Stevens, Michael T.; Welsh, Megan E. 2016 Articles Educational tests and measurementsTeachers--AttitudesGrading and marking (Students)Psychometrics
16. Mapping the field of educational administration research: a journal citation network analysis Wang, Yinying; Bowers, Alex J. 2016 Articles Social networksBibliographical citations--AnalysisBibliometricsSchool management and organization--Study and teachingEducational leadershipSchool management and organization
17. Principal Turnover: Are There Different Types of Principals who Move From or Leave Their Schools? Boyce, Jared; Bowers, Alex J. 2016 Articles Labor turnoverEmployee retentionLatent variablesSchool principalsEducational leadershipSchool management and organization
18. Ask and Ye Shall Receive? Automated Text Mining of Michigan Capital Facility Finance Bond Election Proposals to Identify which Topics are Associated with Bond Passage and Voter Turnout Bowers, Alex J. 2015 Articles School facilities--FinanceSchool bondsReferendumData miningRegional planning
19. Site Selection in School District Research: A Measure of Effectiveness Using Hierarchical Longitudinal Growth Models of Performance Bowers, Alex J. 2015 Articles School management and organizationEducational evaluationEducational leadership
20. Do principal preparation and teacher qualifications influence different types of school growth trajectories in Illinois?: A growth mixture model analysis Bowers, Alex J.; White, Bradford R. 2014 Articles Educational leadershipSchool management and organization
21. What Are the Different Types of Principals Across the United States? A Latent Class Analysis of Principal Perception of Leadership Urick, Angela; Bowers, Alex J. 2014 Articles Educational leadershipSchool management and organizationEducation, Secondary
22. Carried or Defeated? Examining the Factors Associated with Passing School District Bond Elections in Texas, 1997-2009 Bowers, Alex J.; Lee, Jooyoung 2013 Articles FinanceEducation
23. Does recreational computer use affect high school achievement? Bowers, Alex J.; Berland, Matthew 2013 Articles Educational evaluationEducation, Secondary
24. Do We Know Who Will Drop Out? A Review of the Predictors of Dropping out of High School: Precision, Sensitivity and Specificity Bowers, Alex J.; Sprott, Ryan; Taff, Sherry 2013 Articles Education, SecondaryEducation and stateSchool management and organization
25. Examining the Multiple Trajectories Associated with Dropping Out of High School: A Growth Mixture Model Analysis Bowers, Alex J.; Sprott, Ryan 2013 Articles EducationEducation, SecondarySociology
26. The Research Journal Club: Pedagogy of Research in the Preparation of Students in Educational Leadership Bowers, Alex J.; Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth 2013 Articles Educational leadershipEducation, HigherEducation
27. Why Tenth Graders Fail to Finish High School: A Dropout Typology Latent Class Analysis Bowers, Alex J.; Sprott, Ryan 2012 Articles Education, SecondaryEducation and stateSchool management and organization
28. Does High School Facility Quality Affect Student Achievement? A 2-Level Hierarchical Linear Model Bowers, Alex J.; Urick, Angela 2011 Articles Educational evaluationEducation, Secondary
29. Exploring what leads high school students to enroll in Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A multilevel analysis Nuñez, Anne-Marie; Bowers, Alex J. 2011 Articles Education, HigherCommunity collegesEducation, Secondary
30. What Influences Principals' Perceptions of Academic Climate? A Nationally Representative Study of the Direct Effects of Perception on Climate Urick, Angela; Bowers, Alex J. 2011 Articles High school principalsEducational leadershipSchool management and organizationEducation, Secondary
31. What's in a grade? The multidimensional nature of what teacher-assigned grades assess in high school Bowers, Alex J. 2011 Articles Educational evaluationEducation, Secondary
32. Analyzing the Longitudinal K-12 Grading Histories of Entire Cohorts of Students: Grades, Data Driven Decision Making, Dropping Out and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Bowers, Alex J. 2010 Articles Educational leadershipEducation, ElementaryEducation, SecondaryEducational tests and measurements
33. Grades and Graduation: A Longitudinal Risk Perspective to Identify Student Dropouts Bowers, Alex J. 2010 Articles Educational evaluationEducation, Secondary
34. Knowing What Matters: An Expanded Study of School Bond Elections in Michigan, 1998-2006 Bowers, Alex J.; Metzger, Scott; Militello, Matthew 2010 Articles
35. Toward Addressing the Issues of Site Selection in District Effectiveness Research: A 2-Level Hierarchical Linear Growth Model Bowers, Alex J. 2010 Articles School management and organizationEducational leadershipEducation, Secondary
36. Promoting Excellence: Good to Great, NYC’s District 2, and the Case of a High Performing School District Bowers, Alex J. 2008 Articles Education and stateSchool management and organizationEducational leadership