Education & Human Development

Faculty & Staff

Richard Ackerman
richard.ackerman@umit.maine.edu

332 Merrill Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5749

(207) 581-3170 Phone
(207) 581-2423 Fax

Education:
1989 Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA. Doctor of Education. Administration, Planning and Social Policy
1985 Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA. Master of Education. Administration, Planning and Social Policy
1982 Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY. Master of Science in Education.
1971 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Research:

• Leadership formation, school organization, professional development

Representative Publications:

Books Authored:
Ackerman, R.H., & Maslin-Ostrowski, P. (2002). The Wounded Leader: How Real Leaderhip Emerges in Times of Crisis. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Ackerman, R.H., Donaldson, G.B., Van der Bogert, B. (1996). Making Sense as a School Leader: Persisting Questions, Creative Opportunities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Ackerman, R.H. and Van der Bogert, B., co-editors-in-chief (1996-99), New Directions for School Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc. (New Directions is a monograph series designed to help school leaders sort through ideas and practices to understand what might work for their schools and where to begin efforts to work toward genuine and lasting improvement. Each issue brings together contributions from a unique combination of principals, teachers, school administrators, researchers and other education professionals).

Ackerman, R., L. Ventimiglia & M. Juchniewicz "The Meaning of Mentoring: Notes on a Context for Learning." In The Second International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Administration. (Krieger Publishing 2002).

Maslin-Ostrowski, P., Ackerman, R., "Case story." In M.W. Galbraith (editor), Adult learning methods: A guide for effective instruction (2nd ed). (Krieger Publishing 1998.)

"The Wounded Leader," Ackerman, R. & Maslin-Ostriwski, P., Educational Leadership, April 2004.

"On being wounded: Implications for school leaders,"Journal of Educational Administration, 2000.