Jo Smith
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Jo Smith
Senior Lecturer, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice,
University of Auckland
Jo Smith is a senior lecturer in the School of Learning, Development, and Professional Practice at the University of Auckland, where she holds duel faculty appointments in education and social work. She was previously a senior lecturer in the College of Education at the University of Oregon; an assistant research professor at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC); and assistant director of the USC Center on Educational Governance. Smith received her PhD in education policy and administration from the University of Southern California.
updated 2025
Publications by Jo Smith
The Case of California
This article highlights the lack of systematic evaluations of the relationship between educational governance and student outcomes. The authors provide a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of governance systems, drawing from previous…