This sequential mixed methods study analyzed how program evaluation was used to assess educational
administration and examined thematic trends in educational evaluation published over 10 years (2001–
2010). First, qualitative content analysis examined the articles in eight peer-reviewed evaluation
journals. This analysis revealed that numerous studies have examined educational topics; however, very
few of these studies (5 in total) solely focused on evaluating educational administration. Second,
quantitative comparison of articles in three select journals (N = 671) showed that in these educational
journals, major foci of the published studies were on teaching and learning (20%) and assessment and
achievement (13.9%). In comparison, educational administration and leadership was among the least
examined (2.3%), being second only to homeschooling (1.6%).