Dr. Curt Adams

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Educational Administration, Curriculum & Supervision

Experience | Preparation | Certifications | Experience | Publications
Research | Grants | Affiliations | Honors

Professional Experience

• 2007 – Present
  Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy
  The University of Oklahoma , Tulsa OK
  
• 2002 – 2007
  Founder and Director
  The San Miguel School of Tulsa , Tulsa OK
  
• 2001 – 2004
  Project Director
  The Causes and Consequences of Trust in the Public Schools of Oklahoma , Tulsa OK 
• 2003 – 2004
  Director of Accreditation
  The Oklahoma Council of Catholic Schools Accreditation Association, Tulsa OK 
• 2000 – 2002
  School Counselor
  Bishop Kelley High School , Tulsa OK 
• 1997 – 2000
  Social Studies Teacher
  Edison Preparatory School , Tulsa OK
  

Academic Preparation 

• 2003 - Ed.D. Educational Administration and Policy, Oklahoma State University
  
• 1999 - M.S. School Counseling, The University of Tulsa
  
• 1997 - B.A. History, The University of Tulsa
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Professional Certifications

• Secondary Principal, State of Oklahoma
• School Counselor, State of Oklahoma
• Secondary History, State of Oklahoma
• Middle School Social Studies, State of Oklahoma
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Teaching Experience

The University of Oklahoma: Supervision of Instruction, Quantitative Research Methods, Policy and Planning

Oklahoma Sate University: Developing Educational Organizations, Supervision of Instruction, Introduction to Educational Leadership

The San Miguel School of Tulsa: Middle School Social Studies and Reading

Edison Preparatory School: World History, Sociology, Economics, and United States History

Publications

Conference Papers

Adams, C. M. & Forsyth, P. B. (2007). Determinants of parent school trust: A multilevel analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Forsyth, P. B., Adams, C. M., Hartzler, K. D. (2007). Teacher-principal relational trust: A study of its formation. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL

Adams, C. M., & Forsyth, P. B. (2006). Promoting a culture of parent collaboration and trust. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Research Association. San Francisco, CA

Adams, C. M., & Forsyth, P.B. (2006). An analysis of the formation of perceived collective efficacy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Adams, C.M. (2006). AGAPE: A framework for cultivating a lasallian identity. Paper presented at the National Conference of San Miguel Schools, Bellville, IL.

Adams, C. M., Forsyth, P. B., & Hartzler, K. (2005). Measuring the effect of collaborative processes on collective teacher efficacy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Adams, C. M. (2005). Moving from parental deference to parental partnerships. A paper presented at the National Conference of San Miguel Schools. Bellville, IL.

Forsyth, P. B., Barnes, L. B., & Adams, C. M. (2005). Dilemmas in the measurement of social capital in education research. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Adams, C. M., & Forsyth, P. B. (2004). The effects of proximate sources of efficacy information on collective teacher efficacy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Barnes, L. B., Mitchell, R. M., Forsyth, P. B., & Adams, C. M. (2005). The effects of parent trust on perceived collective influence and school involvement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Forsyth, P. B., Adams, C. M., & Barnes, L. B. (2004). Parent trust and school consequences. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Barnes, L. B., Adams, C. A., & Forsyth, P. B. (2004). Student trust of principal: Scale development. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Forsyth, P. B., Adams, C. M., & Barnes, L. B. (2002). Parent trust of school: Scale development. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Forsyth, P. B., Adams, C. M., & Barnes, L. B. (2002). Parent trust of principal: Scale development. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Book Chapters

Forsyth, P. B., & Adams, C. M. (2004). Social capital in education: Taking stock of concept and measure. In W. Hoy & C. Miskel (Eds.). Educational administration, policy, and reform: research and measurement. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Journal Articles

Adams, C. M., & Forsyth, P. B. (2006). Proximate sources of collective teacher efficacy. Journal of Educational Administration, 44(6), 625-642.

Adams, C. M., & Forsyth, P. B. (2007). Promoting a culture of parental collaboration and trust: An empirical study. Journal of School Public Relations, 28(1), 32-56.

Forsyth, P.B., Barnes, L. B., & Adams, C. M. (2006). Trust-effectiveness: Patterns in schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 44(2). 122-124

Current Writing

Adams, C. M., & Forsyth, P. B. (2007). An examination into the facets of parent-school trust. Proposal submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Adams, C. M. & Forsyth, P. B. (2007). Social context and school performance: The importance of trust. Proposal submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Educaitonal Research Association.

Adams, C. M. (2007). A synthesis of the empirical findings on the causes of trust in schools. Chapter In W. Hoy & C. Miskel (Eds.). Educational administration, policy, and reform: research and measurement. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Forsyth, P. B., & Adams, C. M. (2007). Control or trust: Parents and teachers cooperating. Proposal submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Forsyth, P. B., & Adams, C. M. (2007). School effects and relational trust measurement. Proposal submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Applied Research Projects

2007 - Research/Evaluation Director, Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative (TACSI)

2007 – Union Public Schools, A Longitudinal Evaluation of the FOCUS Program

Grants Received

• Fund For Teachers: $5,000 to study Spanish in Puebla, Mexico; received May 2002
• Cassin Educational Initiative Fund: $30,000 to conduct a feasibility study for a San Miguel School in Tulsa; received July 2002
• Tulsa City Block Grant: partnered with Kendall Whittier Ministries to obtain $120,000 for an after school program in the Kendall Whittier Neighborhood; received October 2002
• Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation: a $33,000 research grant to study the feasibility of starting a San Miguel School in Tulsa.
• Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation: a $150,000 start-up grant to start a San Miguel School in Tulsa; received April 2003
• McGill Foundation: $15,000 challenge grant to purchase computers for the San Miguel School; received December 2003
• Williams Companies: $10,000 sponsorship grant to cover the tuition cost of two students through the first year of San Miguel Tulsa; received February 2004
• Lasallian Education Foundation: $5,000 grant for the start-up of San Miguel Tulsa; received March 2004
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Professional Affiliations

• American Educational Research Association
• Phi Kappa Phi
  
• Academic Council, Foundation of Nativity and Miguel Schools
• The San Miguel School of Tulsa, Board Member, Student Development Committee Chair
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Honors

• De La Salle Award, May 2007
• Phi Kappa Phi, 2003
• David L. Clark Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Leadership and Policy, April 2003
• Bishop Kelley Teacher of the Month, February 2003
• US Army Teacher of the Month, October 1999
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