
Pat Bauch
Professor, Curriculum, School Change and Renewal, Leadership
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
307B Graves Hall
(205)-348-1167
pbauch@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2000
Recent Courses Taught:
AEL 602: Educational Leadership and School Restructuring
AEL 620: Curriculum: Theory and Practice
AEL 664: Dynamics of Change
AEL 669: Curriculum and the Study of Schooling
Areas of Research:
Moral and ethical leadership
Parent Involvement
Factors influencing inner-city high school student motivation
Civic engagement and social cohesion
School organization, collaboration, and teacher motivation
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D., The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1982, Administration and Policy Studies, Curriculum and the Study of Schooling, Foundations, Management in the Not-for-Profit Sector
M.Ed., Northern Illinois University, 1972, Administration and Supervision, Advanced Mathematics
B.A., Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart, 1968, Elementary Education – Social Studies, Spanish, Music, Theology
Professional Experiences:
Professor, The College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2000 –Present.
William Allan Distinguished Professor of Education (Endowed Chair),
School of Education, Seattle University, 2001-2002 (leave of absence
from UA).
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, College of Education,
The University of Alabama, 1990-2000.
Senior Research Fellow, Center for Policy and Educational Management,
The Open University, Milton Keynes, England, Spring 1998 (sabbatical).
Spencer Fellow, American Academy of Education, 1986-1987.
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Administration, Elizabeth Ann Seton (Endowed Chair), Graduate School of Education, The Catholic University of America (CUA), Washington, DC, 1983-1989.
Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Youth Development, CUA, 1984-89.
Research Associate, Center for the Study of Youth Development, CUA, 1983-84.
Director, National Invitational Conference on Research on Private Education, CUA , February 1986.
Director/Faculty, National Invitational Program on the Social Studies Curriculum and the Leadership Role of Secondary School Principals (National Endowment for the Humanities), CUA, summer, and fall 1985.
Director/Faculty, Workshop on Developing Curriculum to Meet Local School Needs, CUA, summers 1984, 1985.
Postgraduate Research Associate, Laboratory in School and Community Education, Graduate School of Education, UCLA, 1982-1983.
Professional Staff/Researcher, Institute for the Development of Educational Activities (I/D/E/A), Research Division, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Los Angeles and Dayton, Ohio, 1977-1983.
Adjunct Instructor, Graduate School of Education, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, 1981-1983.
Adjunct Instructor, Graduate School of Education, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1981-1983.
Executive Director, Mankind Project, Educational Inquiry Inc., Malibu, California, 1977-1982
Research Associate, Graduate School of Education, UCLA, 1977-1982.
Teaching Associate/Clinical Supervisor, Teacher Education Program, UCLA,
1976-1977.
Clinical Instructor/Supervisor, Teacher Education Program, Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin, 1975-1976.
Director, Curriculum Materials Center and Audio-visual Programs and Services, Edgewood College, 1975-1976.
Principal (K-12 principal and supervisor state certified), St. Thomas of Villanova School (K-8), Archdiocese of Chicago, 1969-1972.
Teacher (K-12 teaching state certified), Parochial Elementary Schools (grades 4-8), Dioceses of Chicago, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Baltimore, Sioux Falls, 1972-1975; 1959-1969
Selected Publications:
Bauch, P. A. (ed.) (2008 forthcoming). Catholic schools in the public interest: Past, present, and future trends. Westport, CN: Information Age Publishers.
Bauch, P.A. (2007 in press). Resistance and determination: Faculty experiences of a woman religious. In Norma Mertz, (ed.) Breaking into the all-male club: Female professors of education administration. New York City: SUNY Press.
Bauch, P. A. (2007). Jane Addams. In Gary Anderson (ed.), Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Sage Publications, New York.
Bauch, P. A. (2007). Reggio Emilia Approach. In Eugene Provenzo (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Sage Publications, New York.
Bauch, P. A. (2006 accepted). China and USA school leaders’ practices of moral leadership and followership. Journal of Elementary and Secondary School Management (publication by Beijing Normal University, China.)
Arredondo Rucinski, D.E. & Bauch, P.A. (2006). Reflective, ethical and moral constructs in educational leadership preparation: Effects on graduates' practices. Journal of Educational Administration, 4(5), 487-508.
Arredondo-Rucinski, D. A., Bauch, P. A., & Pena, R. S. (2004 Spring). Evaluacion de constructos de pensamiento reflexive en un programa de liderazgo educacional. Boletin De Investigacion Educacional, 19:2, pp. 9-27.
Bauch, P.A. (2002, April) School-community partnerships in rural schools: Leadership, renewal and a sense of place. Peabody Journal of Education, 76(2), 204-221.
Bauch, P. A. (2000). School markets in the public interest? More lessons from England. Invited essay review. Educational Administration Quarterly, 36(2), 309-323.
Bauch, P. A., & Goldring, E. B. (2000). Teacher work context and opportunities for parent involvement in urban high schools of choice. Educational Research and Evaluation, 6(1), pp. 1-23.
Selected Presentations:
Bauch, P. A. (2007, March). Social cohesion and US religious schooling in the national interest. Paper given at the Oxford Roundtable, Pembroke College, Oxford, England.
Bauch, P.A. (with Delmas, P. & Ivankova, N.) (2006, October) “What my faith has inspired me to do:” Catholic women religious as faculty at public research universities in the South. Paper presented at the Annual Women in Educational Leadership Conference, Lincoln, NE.
Bauch, P. A. (2006, June). Best practices for developing educational leaders. Paper given at the First Annual China-US Conference on Educational Leadership. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Bauch, P. A. (with Hu, G.) (2006, January) Equality or effectiveness: Dilemmas in the education of migrant workers’ children in Shanghai. Paper presented at the 19th Annual International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Bauch, P.A. (with Delmas, P. & Ivankova, N.) (2005, October) A difficult journey: Academic and leadership experiences of a Catholic woman religious faculty member at a public research university. Paper presented at the Annual Women in Educational Leadership Conference, Lincoln, NE.
Bauch, P. A. (2004, November). Best practice models for the preparation of school leaders for social justice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, MO.
Bauch, P. A. (2004, July). Educating for social justice: Good practice in U.S. educational leadership programs. Paper presented at the 7th International Research Conference of the British Educational Leadership, Administration, and Management Society (BELMAS) and in partnership with the Standing Conference on Educational Leadership and Management (SCRELM), St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Bauch, P.A. (with Arredondo, D.) (2004, April). Ethical, reflective, and social justice constructs: Evidence of key themes in an educational leadership preparation program. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego.
Bauch, P. A. (2003, August). Archival treasures from a researcher’s perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious, Society of American Archivists, Birmingham, AL.
Bauch, P. A. (with R. Pena and D. Arredondo). (2003, April). Ethical, reflective, and social justice constructs in educational leadership preparation: Assessing use in program graduates’ practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Bauch, P. A. (with R. Pena and D. Arredondo). (2002, November).Leadership, learning, and equity: Preparing effective leaders for an interdependent world. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bauch, P. A. (2002, November). An antiracist multicultural perspective on the critical components of high performing schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bauch, P. A. (2003, October). Grounding educational leadership preparation programs: Reflection, ethics, and social justice. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Leadership, Administration, and Management Society (BELMAS), Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.


