Dr. Edward Fuller
Dr. Edward Fuller
Professor of Education
Email:[email protected]
Phone: 814-865-2233
310C Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802
Department(s)
- Education Policy Studies
Program(s)
- Educational Theory and Policy Program, MA
- Education and Public Policy, BS
- Education Policy and Leadership, PhD
- Educational Leadership Program, DEd, M.Ed
Center(s)
- Center for Evaluation and Education Policy Analysis (CEEPA)
- Center on Rural Education and Communities (CREC)
Most excited about: Impact , Social Justice , Racial Justice and Equity
Current Research: Examining educator supply, demand, quality, shortages and distribution.
Education
- PhD, Education Leadership and Policy, The University of Texas at Austin
- MS, Educational Leadership, Principalship, The University of Texas at Austin
- BS, Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Biography
Ed Fuller is a professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies in the College of Education at Penn State. His research interests include educator (teacher, principal, and central office administrator) quality, distribution, mobility, turnover, and career pathways; educator preparation; school improvement; evaluation; and charter schools. Before joining the Penn State faculty, he was a special research associate and adjunct faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also served as the Director for Research at the Texas State Board for Educator Certification and Program Director for Evaluation at the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. He received three degrees from The University of Texas at Austin: a Bachelor of Science in Education, a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration (Principalship Program), and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration (Policy and Planning). He was a secondary mathematics teacher in a rural district and urban district before returning for his master’s degree.
Ed Fuller is a professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies in the College of Education at Penn State. His research interests include educator (teacher, principal, and central office administrator) quality, distribution, mobility, turnover, and career pathways; educator preparation; school improvement; evaluation; and charter schools. Before joining the Penn State faculty, he was a special research associate and adjunct faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also served as the Director for Research at the Texas State Board for Educator Certification and Program Director for Evaluation at the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. He received three degrees from The University of Texas at Austin: a Bachelor of Science in Education, a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration (Principalship Program), and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration (Policy and Planning). He was a secondary mathematics teacher in a rural district and urban district before returning for his master’s degree.
Areas of Expertise
Expertise and Research Interests
Most Recent Papers
- Fuller, E. J. (2024). Turning the Corner? Examining the Increase in the Number of Initially Certified Teachers in Pennsylvania. University Park, PA: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy Analysis
Most Cited Papers
- Fuller, E. J. (2024). Turning the Corner? Examining the Increase in the Number of Initially Certified Teachers in Pennsylvania. University Park, PA: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy Analysis
Most Recognized Papers
- Fuller, E. J.. (2023). Teacher Qualifications and Estimating the Shortage of Teachers in PA. University Park, PA: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy Analysis.
Most Interesting Papers
- Frankenberg, E., Diem, S., & *Cleary, C. (2017). School desegregation after Parents Involved: The complications of pursuing diversity in a high-stakes accountability era. Journal of Urban Affairs 39(2), 160-184.
- Jay D. Scribner National Mentoring Award, Awarded by University Council for Educational Administration (2013)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Awarded by the Education Policy Leadership Center in Pennsylvania (May 2023).
- Education in American Society
- Education and Public Policy
- Data-Informed Decision-Making
- Principles of Instructional Supervision
- The Principalship