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Steven C. Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education 100 N. University Street West Lafayette Indiana 47907-2098 BRNG 5134work
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Marilyn Hirth
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesEducational Studies
- Ed.D. — Educational Administration & Supervision, University of Memphis (1988)
- M.Ed. — Special Education & Rehabilitation, University of Memphis (1983)
- B.S. — Elementary and Special Education, Lambuth University (1980)
- 1996 – Present
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Studies
College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 1992 – 1996
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Studies
College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 1990 – 1992
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Supervision
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
- 1984 – 1990
Director/Supervisor of Special Education
Haywood County Board of Education, Brownsville, TN
- 1980 – 1984
Special Education Teacher
Haywood County Board of Education, Brownsville, TN
- Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award – Associate Professor Graduate Level – Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University. (2009, 2012, 2014)
- National Education Finance Conference Distinguished Research and Practice Award (2013)
- Educational Considerations Outstanding Article of the Year Award. Presented at the National Education Finance Conference, Indianapolis, IN. (2013)
- Book of Great Teachers, Purdue University (2008)
Research interests include P-12 school finance-research projects associated with equity and adequacy of funding at the state, local, and intradistrict levels; school business management problems at the building and district levels; policy issues related to finance, leadership, and management of the educational organization.
Selected Publications
- Hirth, M.A., (2015). Insights into the delivery and design of the Purdue University cohort doctoral program in educational leadership. In V.Vaughn, G. Miller, & Y. Oliveras-Ortiz (Eds.), Preparing future ready educational leadership through globalized learning, pp. 63-75. Ypsilanti, MI: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Publications.
- Della Sala, M., & Hirth, M.A. (2015). State of the states 2014: Indiana. Journal of Education Finance, 40(3), 318-321.
- Hirth, M.A. & Lagoni, C. (2014). A demographic analysis of the impact of property tax caps on Indiana school districts. Educational Considerations. 41(2), 8-12.
- Shurr, J., Hirth, M., Jasper, A., McCollow, M, & Heroux, J. (2014) Another tool in the belt: Professional learning for teachers of students with moderate and severe disabilities. Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services 33(1), 17-38. scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/pders/article/view/4855/19388
- Hirth, M.A., Eiler, E. (2014). State of the states 2013: Indiana. Journal of Education Finance 39(3), p. 244-293.
- Hirth, M. A. & Eiler, E. (2012). Indiana’s formula revisions and Bonner v. Daniels supreme court ruling Educational Considerations, 39(12), p. 38-43.
- Montgomery, G. & Hirth, M. (2011). Freshman transition for at-risk students: Living with HEART. NASSP Bulletin 95(4), p. 243-263.
- EDST 51400 — Economics of Education
- EDST 60800 — Business Management in Education
- EDST 61500 — Educational Policy & Decision Making
- EDST/EDPS 66300 — Organization & Administration of Special Education
- EDST 69500 — Internship in Educational Policy & Decision Making
