Dick Carpenter, Ph. D.

Professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations
College of Education

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4305

dcarpent@uccs.edu

• Education
• Teaching
• Scholarship
• Service

Dr. Carpenter serves as professor of educational leadership at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. His research interests include educational policy, leadership, communications, and the U.S. Presidency. Prior to service at UCCS, Dr. Carpenter worked as a policy analyst, principal, and teacher.

Dr. Carpenter's research interests and publications center on educational leadership and policy. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, his projects include examinations of leadership and communication, achievement gaps, and school reform. His work has been featured in academic venues such as Educational Forum, Phi Delta Kappan, the Journal of School Public Relations, and highlighted in newspapers and magazines, such as The Rocky Mountain News, Education Week, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Washington Times.

Education

Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Innovation
University of Colorado - 2001

M.A., Educational Leadership
University of Colorado - 1997

B.A., Music Education
University of Colorado - 1991

Teaching

LEAD 5700
Introduction to Research and Statistics
This course examines concepts and skills related to educational measurement, research design, statistics, and quantitative and qualitative methods of research.

LEAD 5250
Creative Communication for Leaders
In this course students learn various strategies for effective organizational and interpersonal communication. Criteria for effectiveness in verbal and written communication are examined. Emphasis is placed on the role of creativity in communication for leaders.

LEAD 7000
Masters Research Lab
This course is designed to assist students in the development of technical skills in the areas of tests and measurements, technology, and research necessary for successful leadership in schools.

Scholarship

Current projects include research on student achievement in charter schools, leadership in the U.S. presidency, and public opinion on education.

Publications

• Carpenter, D. M.(2011).Who's misleading whom? Defining titles in occupations "on the make". National Social Science Journal,35(2),29-42.

• Carpenter, D. M.(2011). The Power of one entrepreneur: A case study of the effects of entrepreneurship. Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship, 4(1),(19-35).

• Carpenter, D. M., & Hughes, H.(2011). Gubernatorial rhetoric and the purpose of education in the United States. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 6(6),1-15.

• Carpenter, D. M.(2011). Comment on Carpenter and Ross (2009):Eminent domain and equity-A reply. Urban Studies, 48(16),3621-3628.

• Carpenter, D. M., & Medina, P. (2011). Exploring the competitieve effects of charter schools. International Journal of Education Reform, 20(11), 33-56.

• Carpenter, D. M. (2008). The coincidence of reform: Charter school diversity in a standards-based world. Journal of School Choice, 2(2), 93-114.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2008).  Expectations, aspirations, and achievement among Latino students of immigrant families. Marriage and Family Review, 43(1/2), 164-185.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M., & Ramirez, A. (2007). More than one gap: Dropout rates and achievement gaps between and among Black, Latino, and White students. Journal of Advanced Academics, 19(1), 32-64.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2008). Charter schools and accountability in public education. Education Review.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M., Crawford, M., & Walden, R. (2007). Testing the efficacy of team teaching. Learning Environments Research, 10, 53-65.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2007). Presidents of the United States on leadership. Leadership, 3(3), 251-280.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2006). Modeling the charter school landscape. Journal of School Choice, 1(2), 47-82.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M., Ramirez, A., & Severn, L. (2006). Gap or Gaps: Challenging the Singular Definition of the Achievement Gap in the Education and Urban Society, 39(1), 113-127.
  
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• Crawford, L., Tindal, G., Carpenter, D. M. (2006). Exploring the validity of the Oregon Extended Writing Assessment. The Journal of Special Education, 40(1), 16-27
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2005). Playing to type. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, Washington, DC
  
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• Ramirez, A., & Carpenter, D. M. (2005). Challenging assumptions about the achievement gap. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(8), 599-603.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2005). Presidential rhetoric and the purpose of American education. Educational Forum, 69(3), 278-290.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2004). Visions of education: How education is constructed in editorial cartoons. Journal of School Public Relations, 25, 272-291.
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2004). Like father, like son: Testing the Bush I-Bush II comparison-predictions. The Forum, 2(1), Article 5
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2004). The important questions and improbabilities of Making the Grade. Education Review
  
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• Carpenter, D. M. (2004). On zero tolerance. Education Review
  
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Service

University

• Member, Technology Committee,
  College of Education
• Member, Assessment Committee,
  College of Education
• Member, Salary and Benefits Committee,
  University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Community

• Member, Board of Directors,
  Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association
• Consultant to several local non-profits

State

• Member, Colorado Association of Professors of Administration