Abebayehu Tekleselassie

Dr. Tekleselassie is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration and a former Fulbright Scholar to Ethiopia. Dr. Tekleselassie's research focuses broadly on school leadership preparation, development, and retention and includes both western and non-western contexts. His research is at the intersection of three major strands. The first strand examines the recruitment, preparation, and development of school leaders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a focus on Ethiopia. The second strand explores school principal turnover and retention in the U.S., identifying policies and norms that contribute to a sustainable educational leadership force in school systems. The third strand focuses on program partnerships and the need to link research to clinical practice in educational leadership preparation, in both the US and other countries. Dr. Tekleselassie's work appeared in nearly 30 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 peer-reviewed international and national presentations. He teaches courses to doctoral and graduate students in Educational Leadership and Administration and supervises doctoral dissertations. Previously, Dr. Tekleselassie was a high school principal in Ethiopia, on faculty at Georgia Southern University, GA, and a Department Chair and a Lecturer at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.