Vern Storey Ed.D.

Professor of Leadership Studies, Adjunct Instructor, Education Leadership Stream Coordinator, Student Advisor.

Department: MA Leadership

Phone1: (250) 658-1431

Area of Expertise: Dr. Story is both an active educator and writer, working at the cutting edge of educational leadership studies. His work involves research of organization politics and governance, especially in education. Additionally, he focuses on the ethical responsibilities of leadership.

Research: Organizational behavior, analysis, and change; politics in organizations; organizational governance; moral and ethical dimensions of leadership; school leadership.

Education: B. Ed. (1969), M. Ed. (1976), Ed.D. (1979) University of British Columbia

Courses taught at TWU

LDRS 590 Scholarly Inquiry and Research Methods
LDRS 611B Organizational Behavior
LDRS 625E School Leadership and the Dynamics of Change

Selected Publications and Activities

Storey, V. Leadership at the interface: Politics and Principle in Organizational Life. Calgary: Temeron Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-55059-348-8 (book)

Developed module Creating Learning Organizations for Centre for African Leadership Excellence (2007) (CALE)

Storey, V. Who Leads? A Contextualized Perspective On Organizational Leadership & Learning, 10(4), 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2007 from www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/

Storey, V. A Woman of Stature: Dr. Henrietta Anderson and the Victoria Provincial Normal School. British Columbia History, 38(1), 3-6, 2005. (article)

Invited reviewer for Journal of Research in Rural Education(international, refereed). The rural music teacher: A Study of Socializing Factors and Career Satisfaction, 2005. (article)

Storey, V. Learning to Teach: Teacher Education in Victoria BC 1903-1963. Victoria: The Bradley Project, University of Victoria, 2003. ISBN 1-55058-269-0 (book)

Invited reviewer for Journal of Research in Rural Education(international, refereed).Article: Negotiating school-community relations in a rural context: A collaborative action to bridge the community gap between First Nations and Euro-Canadian teachers. (2003)

Storey, V. Uncertain Days: British Columbia's School Superintendents and Local Employment. In Fleming, T., Ed., School Leadership: Essays on the British Columbia Experience, 1872-1995. Brentwood Bay, BC: Bendall Books, 2001. ISBN 0-9696985-7-7 (Chapter in edited book).

Storey, V. Dean, Judge, and Bishop:Lessons from a Conflict and Implications for School Leaders. International Electronic Journal of Leadership in Learning, 5, 17 & 18, 2001. Retrieved December 4, 2001 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume5/storey.html. Nominated March 8, 2002 as "Best article in an electronic journal" award of AERA Communication of Research SIG. (article)

Notable Accomplishments and Experiences

1999 Recipient of Mary Cridge Distinguished Volunteer Award, Cridge Centre for the Family, Victoria, BC