About our authors
Anita Woolfolk Hoy was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She is a Texas Longhorn, all of her degrees are from the University of Texas, Austin, the last one a PhD in Educational Psychology. After graduating, she worked as a school psychologist with students and teachers in elementary and secondary schools in 15 counties of central Texas. She began her career in higher education as a professor of educational psychology at Rutgers University and then moved to The Ohio State University in 1994.
Wayne Kolter Hoy was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He is a Nittany Lion, his Master’s and Doctorate in educational administration were earned at The Pennsylvania State University. He has served on the faculties of Oklahoma State University and Rutgers University, where he was a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In 1994, Wayne was appointed the Novice Fawcett Chair of Educational Administration, an endowed professorship at The Ohio State University. Anita joined the faculty as well. Their 3 children, now grown and living in San Francisco and Columbus, continue to keep them informed about technology and the modern world.
As to their professional lives, Anita’s research focuses on teachers’ thinking and beliefs, particularly teachers’ sense of efficacy and the role of educational psychology in the preparation of teachers. For many years she was the editor of the journal Theory into Practice, which brings the best ideas from research to practicing educators. With students and colleagues, she has published more than 150 books, book chapters and research articles in journals such as Teaching and Teacher Education, Contemporary Educational Psychology, The Journal of Educational Psychology, Educational Psychologist, American Educational Research Journal, Review of Educational Research, Educational Researcher, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, The Journal of Experimental Education, The Journal of School Psychology, and The Elementary School Journal, among others. She received the Alumni Award for Professional Research from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. Anita has served as Vice President for Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) of the American Educational Research Association and President of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Her textbook, Educational Psychology (Allyn & Bacon), is in its 14th edition and has been translated into more than 12 different languages. She also collaborated with Nancy Perry, University of British Columbia, to write the 2nd edition of Child Development (Pearson, 2015), a book for all those who work with and love children.
Wayne’s primary professional interests are theory and research in administration and leadership, the sociology of organizations and the social psychology of administration. He is the author or coauthor of 12 books in the areas of educational administration, supervision of instruction, instructional leadership, organizational climate, school trust and quantitative analysis. With students and colleagues, he has published more than 140 book chapters and research articles in journals such as Educational Administration Quarterly, The Journal of Educational Administration, Journal of School Leadership, Sociology of Education, Journal of Educational Psychology, American Educational Research Journal, Review of Educational Research, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Researcher, The Journal of Experimental Education and The Elementary School Journal, among others. He also has served as President of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and Secretary-Treasurer of the National Conference for Educational Administration. He has received the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching from Rutgers University, the Alumni Award for Professional Research from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education and the Excellence in Education Award from The Pennsylvania State University, and in 1996, he became an Alumni Fellow of The Pennsylvania State University. In 2003, he was awarded the Roald Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award in Educational Administration. His textbook with Cecil Miskel, Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice, is in its 9th edition.
