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University of Toronto, OISE: Toronto, CA

2020-09-01 to 2024-08-31 | Assistant Professor (Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education (LHAE) )
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Karen S. Acton

Western University: London, ON, CA

2019-09-03 to 2020-05-31 | Assistant Professor, teaching duties (Faculty of Education)
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Karen S. Acton

Upper Grand District School Board: Guelph, ON, CA

2002-09-01 to 2019-10-31 | Principal (School and system-level administrator)
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Karen S. Acton

Ontario Ministry of Education: Toronto, ON, CA

2014-11-01 to 2015-08-31 | Education Officer (Toronto Area)
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Karen S. Acton

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Toronto, OISE : Toronto, ON, CA

PhD (Educational Leadership and Policy)
Education
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Karen S. Acton

Works (11)

The Complexity of Adaptive Leadership Amid Turbulence: Insights from Superintendents as District Leaders

Leadership and Policy in Schools
2025-02-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15700763.2025.2462738
Contributors: Karen S. Acton
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Reinventing EdD Research Methods Courses

Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice
2023-09-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5195/ie.2023.323
Contributors: Karen S. Acton
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Environmental teacher leadership: overcoming barriers posed by school culture, school structure, and the principal

International Journal of Leadership in Education
2022-02-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2022.2032369
Contributors: Karen S. Acton
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School leaders as change agents: Do principals have the tools they need?

Management in Education
2021-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0892020620927415
Contributors: Karen S Acton
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A Discussion of Critical Issues in Environmental Education: An Interview with Dianne Saxe

Journal of Philosophy of Education
2020-08-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9752.12460
Contributors: KAREN S. ACTON; DIANNE SAXE
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Supporting Environmental Teacher Leaders: Is It Time for a Culture Shift?

American Education Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA
2020-04 | Conference paper
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Karen S. Acton

Teachers as School Leaders - What Role Does the Principal Play?

University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), New Orleans, La
2019-11 | Conference paper
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Karen S. Acton

The Tale of Two Urban School Principals: Barriers, Supports, and Rewards

Alberta Journal of Educational Research
2018 | Journal article
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Karen S. Acton

Book Review - Leading Schools in Challenging Circumstances: Strategies for Success by Philip Smith and Les Bell.

Comparative Education Review
2017-02 | Book review
DOI: 10.1086/690063
Part of ISSN: 0010-4086
Part of ISSN: 1545-701X
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Karen S. Acton

Supporting School Leaders as Change Facilitators: Perceptions of Experienced Principals

International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEA), Ottawa, Canada
2017-01 | Conference paper
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Karen S. Acton

Book Review - Caring Leadership in Turbulent Times: Tackling Neoliberal Education Reform by Green, M. G.

Leadership and Policy in Schools
2016-10 | Book review
DOI: 10.1080/15700763.2016.1196375
Part of ISSN: 1570-0763
Part of ISSN: 1744-5043
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Karen S. Acton
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