Stephen Gould
Professional Title: Assistant Professor
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Educational leadership
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Change is a Process; Dissertation Seminar; Doctoral Seminar; Critical Contexts of the Principalship; Advanced Professional Seminar; Interdisciplinary Seminar
Education: Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.Ed., Fitchburg State College; B.M., Berklee College of Music
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
“Overcoming the Separation Between General And Special Education”, presented at the 24th Annual Learning Differences Conference, Harvard University, March 13, 2009
“On the Same Page” in Leadership Compass, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Fall 2003-Spring 2007.
Stephen Gould is a recognized educational leader with over 30 years of experience as an assistant superintendent, principal, and teacher. His areas of expertise include leadership development, curriculum, assessment, instructional design, organizational development, systems thinking, team building, strategic planning, and executive coaching. Gould served as chair of the Professional Development Committee for the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals Association (MESPA) for over 10 years and was instrumental in developing MESPA's Principal Certification Program as well as their Doctoral Program Partnership with Boston College. He has been a frequent workshop presenter, consultant and executive coach for MESPA, the National Institute for School Leaders (NISL), and the Ikeda Center. His current work at Lesley includes teaching and directing the Educational Leadership Ph.D. Program. In a parallel life, Stephen is a song writer, composer and djembe player.
Dr. Gould's conversation with the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue, about the many connections between music and leadership.
Dr. Gould's talk on "Ecology, Democracy, and the Role of Education" [PDF] for the 9th Annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue, October, 2012.
sgould2@lesley.edu