Consultation. Educational Administration is considered to be an applied field of
study, i.e. a field whose knowledge base is intended to improve practice and help
practitioners in their work (Keedy, 2005). Perhaps this accounts for the reference to
consultancy work in one third of the CVs. Most of the consultations are conducted for
education agencies (e.g. Hawaii State Department of Education, Littleton School
District, Colorado Department of Human Services, Virginia School Boards Association,
Middle States Association of Colleges, Delaware Public Schools, Haifa Municipality)
for varied purposes. For example, some EA authors consulted in areas of design and
computer simulation, school violence, questionnaire development, and personnel
selection and evaluation analysis. The authors were also involved in statistical service
for local task forces, organisational consultancy for schools, evaluations of local
educational reforms (e.g. school choice, teacher quality), and even forensic evaluations
of legislation. It is likely that district officials, school boards, and managers of
educational agencies/departments consider EA professors as experts who can help
them manage the organisation/institution, implement changes and launch
improvements in many educational aspects.