Faculty Profiles

James Freeland serves as the Purdue University representative on the University Placement Team that along with representatives for Indiana University, Ball State University and Indiana State University work with Indiana school boards when they are searching for a superintendent of schools. He also serves as a consultant to the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.

My primary research focus at this time centers on the needs of small and rural school districts in both Indiana and across the country. Along with other members of the Purdue’s Educational Leadership Initiative for Small and Rural Schools (PELISARS) team, I have engaged in several studies of small and rural school districts in Indiana counties. We are especially interested if either consolidation or collaboration activities have been undertaken by any of the school districts. Where there has been activity, what factors have contributed to such, and are there opportunities to save money and improve student learning are questions to be analyzed.

• EDST 51200 — Foundations of Educational Administration
• EDST 51300 — Educational Facilities Planning
• EDST 60200 — The School Principalship
• EDST 61000 — Supervision of Instruction and Instructional Personnel
• EDST 61200 — Transformational Leadership
• EDST 61300 — Learning Environments
• EDST 69400 — Internship in Educational Administration Building Administrator
• EDST 69500 — Internship Transformational Leadership
• EDST 69500 — Internship Leadership in Community Collaboration & Development
• EDST 69500 — Internship District Level
• EDST 69500 — Internship Learning Environments
• EDST 69500 — Internship Business Management