EDLF :: Steven J. Hite

Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise

Research; design, methodology and evaluation

Research

I focus on the historical, theoretical and methodological bases of traditional and contemporary research theories and methodologies. My current efforts target the improvement of educational settings to impact the quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and equality of educational opportunities for all individuals, families and communities - particularly those from traditionally disadvantaged conditions.

Education

Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1985
Master of Science, Brigham Young University, 1982
Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University, 1980

Affiliations

Education Leadership - Primary

Selected Publications

"Capacity development in educational planning and management for achieving EFA: Learning from successes and failures.", Hite, S.J., & De Grauwe, A., UNESCO/IIEP, Paris, France, October, 2009
"The Online Journal of Distance Education reaches the 10-year mark: A look back using social network theory to examine its collaboration network.", Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Hite, J.M., Hite, S.J., Howell, S., & Crandall, L., Volume 11, Issue 3, September, 2008
"Sociocultural aspects of Russian-speaking parents' choice of language of instruction for their children in Estonia.", Comparative Education Review, Kemppainen, R., Ferrin, S.E., Hite, S.J., & Hilton, S.C., Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 93-119, Comparative Education Review, February, 2008
"Geographic space and social space: A statistical analysis of Euclidean, actual, and least-cost distance and network ties of headteachers in Uganda.", International Workshop on Social Space and Geographic Space - SGS'07, Hite, S. J., Hite, J. M., Mugimu, C. B., & Rew, W. J., Pages 75-86, Melbourne Business School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September, 2007
"Organizational Integration Strategies for promoting enduring donor relations in higher education: The value of building inner circle network relationships.", International Journal of Educational Advancement, Chung-Hoon, T.L., Hite, J. M., & Hite, S.J., Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 2-19, January, 2007
"HIV/AIDS education: What African youth say is effective", Families in Society, Jacob, W.J., Shaw, S.M., Morisky, D.E., Hite, S.J., & Nusubuga, Y.K., Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 104-114, February, 2007 View Abstract
"Evaluating HIV/AIDS education programmes in Ugandan secondary schools.", Development in Practice, Jacob, W. J., Mosman, S., Hite, S. J., Morisky, D. E., & Nsubuga, Y. K., Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 114-123, February, 2007 View Abstract
"Introduction", Youth and children overcoming AIDS: Lessons learned from Uganda, Morisky, D.E., Jacob, W.J., Nsubuga, Y.K., & HITE, S.J., Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, W.J. Jacob, D.E. Morisky, Y.K. Nsubuga, & S.J. Hite, July, 2006
"Evaluation of HIV/AIDS education programmes in Uganda", Youth and children overcoming AIDS: Lessons learned from Uganda, Jacob, W.J., Morisky, D.E., HITE, S.J., & Nsubuga, Y.K., Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, W.J. Jacob, D.E. Morisky, Y. K. Nsubuga, & S.J. Hite, July, 2006
"Youth and children overcoming AIDS: Lessons learned from Uganda", Jacob, W.J., Morisky, D.E., Nsubuga, Y.K., & HITE, S.J., Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, July, 2006
"Building bridges for resource acquisition: Network relationships among headteachers in Uganda private secondary schools", International Journal of Education Development, Hite, J.M., HITE, S.J., Jacob, W.J., Rew, W.J., Mugimu, C.B., & Nsubuga, Y.K., Volume 26, Issue 5, Pages 495-512, July, 2006 View Abstract
"Searching for enduring donor relationships: Evidence for strategies and factors in an integrated fund raising model", CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement, Chung-Hoon, T., Hite, J.M., & HITE, S.J., Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 34-56, January, 2005
"Geographical Information Systems in educational planning and management.", J.M. Hite, Volume School mapping and micro-planning in education, UNESCO/IIEP, Paris, France, Francoise Caillods, April, 2005
"Helping the Street Children: An Analysis of the Model for Orphan Resettlement and Education (MORE)", Journal of Children & Poverty, W. James Jacob, Troy D. Smith, Steven J. Hite, S.Y. Cheng, Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 3-21, January, 2004
"Discerning trends, contours and boundaries in Comparative Education: A survey of comparativists and their literature", Comparative Education Review, Brad R. Cook, Steven J. Hite, Erwin Epstein, Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 123-149, April, 2004

Experience

Professional

Fulbright Distinguished Chair, National College of Ireland, 2006-2007
Council of Consultant Fellows [http://www.iiep.unesco.org/index.php?id=29], UNESCO/IIEP, 2006
Professor, Educational Research Theory and Methodology, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, Brigham Young University, 2003
Associate, Brigham Young University Office of Planning and Assessment, Brigham Young University, 2003-2006
GIS Specialist & EMIS Team Member, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Institute for Educational Planning, 2002-2004
Visiting Research Fellow, UNESCO/IIEP, 1999
Director, BYU International Volunteers Program-Uganda, 1999-2003

Awards

ORCA Mentoring Environment Grant (MEG), Brigham Young University, 2008
Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Learning & Teaching, US-Irish Fulbright Commission & National College of Ireland, Dublin, 2007
Service and Learning Field Research Grant, Jacobsen Center for Service and Learning, 2003
Research Grant, College of Education, Brigham Young University, 2003
Research Grant, College of Education, Brigham Young University, 2002
Research Grant, College of Education, Brigham Young University, 2001
Research Grant, GeoDiscovery, 2001
Research Grant, Handspring, Inc., 2001
Research Grant, T.R.U.E. Africa, 2001
Research Grant, The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, 2000

Languages

French
Afrikaans