Jiangang Xia

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education and Human Sciences,

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jiangang Xia is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska. He was previously an evaluation specialist with the Department of Evaluation and Accountability at the Dallas Independent School District and a research associate in in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology in the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University. His research interests focus on PK–12 school leadership/organization theories in general and school decision-making power relationships, leadership distribution, and leadership processes in particular. At UNL, he teaches graduate-level courses in the areas of leadership theory, quantitative research methods, data-informed school improvement, and dissertation research. Through collaboration, he has published articles in International Journal of Leadership in Education; Leadership and Policy in Schools; Journal of Educational Research; Education and Urban Society; Chinese Education and Society; Educational Management Administration and Leadership; and International Journal of Educational Research. Xia received his PhD in educational leadership from Western Michigan University an MA in education from East China Normal University.