Marilyn A. Hirth

Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
Department of Educational Studies

Research

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.

Education

Ed.D.	University of Memphis, 1988, Educational Administration & Supervision
M.Ed.	University of Memphis, 1983, Special Education & Rehabilitation
B.S.	Lambuth University, 1980, Elementary and Special Education

Selected Publications

• Balch, B., Frampton, P., Hirth, M. (2006). Preparing a professional portfolio: A school administrator's guide. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  
  
• Hirth, M.A. & Eiler, E. (2005). Horizontal and vertical equity analysis of Indiana's 2001 reward for effort formula. Journal of Education Finance. 30(4), 379-395.
  
  
• Roper, C. & HIrth, M.A. (2005). A history of change in the third mission of higher education: The evolution of one-way service to interactive engagement. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement 10(3), 3-21.
  
  
• Hirth, M.A. (2004). The teacher quality mandate of NCLB: Strategies for local districts. School Business Affairs, 70(5), 36-38.
  
  
• Frampton, P. & Hirth, M.A. (2003). Teaching leaders how to lead better, Principal Leadership, 3(8), 61-65.
  
  
• Hirth, M.A. (2002). Critical issues in higher education frinance and policy: Historical, social and institutional perspectives. Educational Considerations, 30(1), 1-2.

Courses Taught

EDST 615	Educational Policy & Decision Making
EDST 695	Internship in Educational Policy & Decision Making
EDST 514	Economics of Education
EDST 608	Business Management in Education
EDST 612	Transformational Leadership
EDST 612C	Doctoral Thesis Preparation
EDST/EDPS 663	Organization & Administration of Special Education

Professional Experience

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