Dr. James E. McLean

Dr. McLean has graduate training in statistics, measurement, evaluation, research, and educational psychology coupled with 45 years of experience teaching, researching, leading, and managing in these areas.  This includes over 35 years leadership experience as a program chair, area/department head, director, assistant dean, and dean.  He currently holds the titles of Dean and Research Professor Emeritus in the College ofEducationat The University of Alabama and Professor Emeritus in Education and Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  For four years, he served as the chair-holder of the James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teacher Education at East Tennessee State University.  His research interests include applications and methods of evaluation, assessment, measurement, accountability, and research, particularly as they apply to the teaching-learning process.  He has demonstrated transformational leadership at every level.

Dr. McLean’s doctorate from the University of Florida is in research methodology  where he also studied educational psychology and leadership.  He also holds a two-year Master of Statistics degree from Florida that covered both theoretical and applications of statistics as well as a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education.  He has directed, co-directed, and/or administered well over 100 research, assessment, and evaluation projects funded in excess of six million dollars.  In addition, he directed about 50 student doctoral studies, many of which that have received major awards.  Dr. McLean’s research has been primarily applied to school and student improvement.   Dr. McLean also served six years in the United States Marine Corps and Marine Reserve being honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant.

His research, assessment, and evaluation work has been recognized in numerous ways.  For example, he is a four-time recipient “Outstanding Research Paper Award” at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association for co-authored papers.  The Mid-South Educational Research Association Board of Directors renamed the “Outstanding Research Paper Award” the “James E. McLean Outstanding Research Paper Award” beginning with the 2002 award “for his loyal support and dedication to exemplary educational research in the Mid-South.”  In 1999, he received the UAB School of Education Dean’s Award “in recognition of outstanding service to the School of Education.” He is also the co-author of article that won the 1988-89 Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research.  Dr. McLean was named “University Research Professor” by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees, October, 1987 [One of 11 on entire UA faculty, only one in Education] in recognition for his research accomplishments.  Reappointed University Research Professor by Board of Trustees for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, September, 1995.  He is also a two time recipient of the “Academic Excellence Award” presented by The University of Alabama College of Education’s Capstone College of Education Society in recognition of academic excellence in research, service, and teaching (inaugural award, 1983 and again in 1995).  He was named “Professional Educator of the Year” by the Alabama Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa in 1985.  He served as the Elected President of 500-plus member Mid-South Educational Research Association, 1982.  Recognized in numerous Who’s Who type books including Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in American Education, and Who’s Who in the World among others.  He was the senior evaluator and author of  Evaluation of the Health Through Science Project, winner of  the 1981 American Educational Research Association Division H Award for the “Best Report of Findings from an Evaluation Study.”  His first research award was the Wiles Memorial Award for his dissertation as the “most outstanding contribution to educational research” in College of Education, University of Florida, 1973-74 (which can be found online at http://www.archive.org/details/empiricalexamina00mcle).

Most of these studies have been conducted in schools with the intention of improving student learning.  They have ranged from individual classroom studies to statewide assessment programs.  He has served on the Alabama State Department of Education’s Technical Advisory Committee for Student Assessment since 1981.  Dr. McLean has also served on statewide assessment committees in Georgia and Mississippi and worked closely with the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools on accreditation issues.

Dr. McLean has served as a transformational leader at numerous levels.  Over the nine-year period he served as the Dean of The University of Alabama College of Education, the College made extraordinary strides forward.  The College more than doubled in student enrollment while at the same time increasing admission requirements.  The academic profile of the student body improved every year.  The College became the third largest at UA from a previous position of sixth.  During that period, the College moved from no national ranking to 79th nationally placing it in the top 5% of colleges of education.  The College’s endowments grew by six-fold under his leadership and outside grant and contract funding grew by ten-fold.  As a department head at the UA College of Education more than a decade earlier, his department was recognized as one of the eight most productive departments at UA (of 80 total departments university-wide).  As the holder of the James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence at East Tennessee State University, he organized the College of Education and wrote a technology grant to move teaching technology in that college into the 21st Century.  This was done while partnering with 11 local school systems.  In each of these cases, the gains were made as a result of bold, goal-focused leadership decisions and a hands-on management style.  Dr. McLean was also awarded the two top teaching awards given at The University of Alabama.

Dr. McLean has been a sought-after consultant during his entire career for his research, assessment, evaluation, and leadership skills. A more detailed vita can be obtained by requesting it directly from Dr. McLean at jmclean@ua.edu.

Ph.D., 1974, University of Florida, Major: Research Foundations of Education, Minor: Statistics

M.Stat., 1971, University of Florida, Major: Statistics, Minor: Mathematics

B.S.Ed., 1968, University of Florida, Major: Secondary Mathematics Education, Minor: Mathematics

American Educational Research Association (1971-present)

American Evaluation Association (Charter Member, 1986-present)

American Psychological Association, Divisions 5, 15 and 16 (1988-present)

American Statistical Association (1968-Present)

Evaluation Network (Charter member, 1974-1985, merged with ERS to form AEA)

Evaluation Research Society (1982-1985, merged with ENet to form AEA)

International Alliance for Invitational Education (1991-present)

Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honorary, 1984-present)

Mid-South Educational Research Association (1975-present)

Mu Sigma Rho, Chi Alpha Phi Chapter (Statistics Honorary, 1974-1995)

National Council on Measurement in Education (1971-present)

Phi Delta Kappa (Professional Education, 1972-present)

Phi Kappa Phi (Interdisciplinary Honor Society, 1997-present)

Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society of North America, 1978-present)

2004-2013 The University of Alabama, College of Education, Tuscaloosa, AL University Research Professor

2004-2012 The University of Alabama, College of Education, Tuscaloosa, AL Dean

2000-2004 East Tennessee State University, College of Education, Johnson City, TN Professor and holder of the Endowed

James H. Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Learning

1995-2000 University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Education, Birmingham, AL

Professor Emeritus, 2000-present

University Research Professor and Director of Research, 1995-2000

Founding Director, Center for Educational Accountability, 1995-2000

1974-1995 The University of Alabama, College of Education, Tuscaloosa, AL

University Research Professor, 1987-1995

Professor, 1981; Associate Professor, 1977; Assistant Professor, 1974

Assistant Dean for Research and Service, 1990-1995

Director, Bureau of Educational Services and Research, 1989-1993

Area Head, Behavioral Studies, 1985-1990

Founding Director, Evaluation and Assessment Laboratory, 1982-1990

Chair, Programs in Educational Psychology and Research, 1978-1985

1969-1974 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Teaching Assistant, Foundations of Education, .5 FTE, 1971-74

Research Associate, Institute for the Development of Human Resources,

Project Follow Through, .5 FTE, 1973-74

Graduate (Teaching) Assistant, Department of Statistics, 1969-71

1968 Gainesville High School, Gainesville, FL

Teaching Internship and Substitute Teacher, Fall 1968

Principal investigator, or administrator of well over 100 funded research, evaluation, and assessment projects since 1974 including three that were validated by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel.

Founding Co-Editor with Dr. Alan S. Kaufman of Research in the Schools, a nationally refereed journal sponsored by the Mid-South Educational Research Association, 1992-2003.

Chief Examiner for the Tuscaloosa City Civil Service Board from 1991 to 1995. Responsible for testing of police, fire, and other employees for employment and promotion and advising Civil Service Board.

Measurement and evaluation consultant [States of Alabama (1978-present) and Mississippi (2000-2004), Technical Assistance Unit of the National Diffusion Network (1982-83), and many others.

International experience in Tehran, Iran; Mexico City, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; Santiago, Chile; Budapest, Hungary; the Peoples Republic of China (Xian, Kunming, and Shanghai); Melbourne, Australia; Daegu and Seoul, Korea; and Salvador, Brazil.

Four-time recipient “Outstanding Research Paper Award” at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association for co-authored papers: November, 2000, Bowling Green, KY; November 1994, Nashville, TN; November 1993, New Orleans, LA; & November 1988, Louisville, KY.

The Mid-South Educational Research Association Board of Directors renamed the “Outstanding Research Paper Award” the “James E. McLean Outstanding Research Paper Award” beginning with the 2002 award “for his loyal support and dedication to exemplary educational research in the Mid-South.”

UAB School of Education Dean’s Award recipient for 1998-99 “in recognition of outstanding service to the School of Education.”

Recipient of the “Harry L. Bowman Service Award” for outstanding service to the Mid-South Educational Research Association, November, 1995, Biloxi, MS.

Recipient of The University of Alabama National Alumni Association “Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award” for 1991, the University of Alabama’s highest award for teaching.

Co-author of article that won the 1988-89 Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research.

Recipient of the University of Alabama Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching recognizing “unusually significant and meritorious achievement in teaching” during 1987-88.

Named “University Research Professor” by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees, October, 1987 [One of 11 on entire UA faculty, only one in Education]. Reappointed University Research Professor by Board of Trustees for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, September, 1995.

Two time recipient of the inaugural “Academic Excellence Award” presented by The University of Alabama College of Education’s Capstone College of Education Society in recognition of academic excellence in research, service, and teaching (inaugural award, 1983 and again in 1995).

Named “Professional Educator of the Year” by the Alabama Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, 1985.

Elected President of 500-plus member Mid-South Educational Research Association, 1982. Previously served as Board Member (1976-80) and Vice President (1981).

Recognized in numerous Who’s Who type books including Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in American Education, and Who’s Who in the World among others.

Druid City (Tuscaloosa, AL) American Business Women’s Association “Boss of the Year,” 1982.

Senior author of Evaluation of the Health Through Science Project, winner of the 1981 American Educational Research Association Division H Award for the “Best Report of Findings from an Evaluation Study.”

Wiles Memorial Award for dissertation as the “most outstanding contribution to educational research” in College of Education, University of Florida, 1973-74. (can be found online at http://www.archive.org/details/empiricalexamina00mcle)

Over 60 refereed/peer reviewed journal articles published including the following journals:

• Acta Astronautica
  
• Assessment
  
• Educational Research Quarterly
  
• Intelligence
  
• Journal of Cancer Education
  
• Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
  
• Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
  
• Journal of Career Education
  
• Journal of Clinical Psychology
  
• Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership
  
• Journal of Educational Measurement
  
• Journal of Educational Research
  
• Journal of Educational Technology Systems
  
• Journal of Higher Education
  
• Journal of Learning Disabilities
  
• Journal of School Psychology
  
• Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance
  
• Mid-South Educational Researcher
  
• Perceptual and Motor Skills
  
• Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  
• Psychological Reports
  
• Research in the Schools
  
• School Psychology International
  
• Science Educator

 

Over 150 refereed/peer reviewed presentations including meetings of the following organizations

• Alabama Association of School Psychologists
  
• Alabama Personnel and Guidance Association
  
• American Association for Cancer Education
  
• American Educational Research Association
  
• American Evaluation Association
  
• American Statistical Association
  
• Evaluation Network/Evaluation Research Society
  
• Mid-South Educational Research Association
  
• National Association of School Psychologists
  
• National Council on Measurement in Education
  

 

Over 75 evaluation and assessment reports including the following areas:

• Accreditation/Accountability/Assessment/Evaluation
  
• Affective Education
  
• Basic Skills Assessment (Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
  
• Compensatory Education/Dropout/At Risk/Educational Equity
  
• Economic Development
  
• Health and Cancer Education
  
• NDN Demonstrator-Developer/Staff Development/In-service Education

Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Alquraan, M. F. & McLean, J. E. (2011). Assessment practices used in evaluating learning outcomes in higher education in Jordon as perceived by students.
The Educational Journal. 25(98-2), 11-36.

McLean, J. E., & Behringer, B. (2008). Establishing and evaluating equitable partnerships. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. 1(1), 66-71.
(Note. Can be found online at http://jces.ua.edu/establishing-and-evaluating-equitable-partnerships/)

Rhoton, J., & McLean, J. E. (2008). Developing teacher leaders in science: catalysts for improved science teaching and student learning. Science Educator, 17(2), 45-56.

Burkhalter, B. B., McLean, J. E., & Jones, M. A. (2004). Recipients’ Views of the Role of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships in Science Education. Science Educator, 13(1), 49-57.

Bruess, C. E., McLean, J. E., & Sun, F. (2003). What are the most important tasks for deans? Academic Leader, 19(11), 4-5.

Moon, S. -B., McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S. (2003). A cross-cultural validation of the sequential-simultaneous theory of intelligence. School Psychology International, 24(4), 449-461.

Kaufman, A. S., Lichtenberger, E. O., & McLean, J. E. (2001). Two- and three-factor solutions of the WAIS-III. Assessment, 8(3), 267-279.

McLean, J. E., & Lockwood, R. E. (2000). Assessment and instruction: united they stand, divided they fail: the elements of an effective educational assessment program [Online: http:// www.emtech.net/source/vol3no3/J_McLean.htm]. The Internet Source for Schools, 3(3).

Larson-Meyer, D. E., Newcomer, B. R., Hunter, G. R., McLean, J. E., Hetherington, H. P., & Weinsier, R. L. (2000). Effect of weight reduction, obesity predisposition, and aerobic fitness on skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. American Journal of Physiology–Endocrinology, and Metabolism, 278(1), E153-E161.

McLean, J. E., & Ernest, J. M. (1998). The role of statistical significance testing in educational research. Research in the Schools, 5(2), 15-22.

Ernest, J. M., & McLean, J. E. (1998). Fight the good fight: A response to Thompson, Knapp, and Levin. Research in the Schools, 5(2), 59-62.

Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1998). An investigation into the relationship between interests and intelligence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54(2), 279-295.

Kaufman, A. S., Ford-Richards, J. M., & McLean, J. E. (1998). Black-white differences on the Strong Interest Inventory general occupational themes and basic interest scales at ages 16 to 65. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54(1), 19-33.

Lockwood, R. E., & McLean, J. E. (1997). Twenty-five years of data on educational funding and student achievement: What does it mean? Educational Research Quarterly, 21(2), 3-11.

McLean, J. E. (1997). Teacher empowerment through action research. Kappa Delta Pi Record. 34(1), 34-38.

Kim, J.-G., McLean, J. E., & Iran-Nejad, A. (1996). The integration of teaching, testing, and learning. Educational Research Quarterly. 19(3), 29-50.

Flowers, J. S., & McLean, J. E. (1996). Psychometric studies of the Flowers Midlife Health Questionnaire (FMHQ) for women. Journal of Nursing Science. 1(3-4), 115-126.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., Lincoln, A. (1996). The relationship of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to IQ level and fluid-crystallized IQ discrepancy on the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT). Assessment, 3, 225-239.

Kaufman, A. S., Kaufman, J. C., Balgopal, R., & McLean, J. E. (1996). Comparison of three WISC-III short forms: Weighing psychometric, clinical, and practical factors. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 25(1), 97-105.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, J. C. (1995). The fluid and crystallized abilities of white, black, and Hispanic adolescents and adults, both with and without an education covariate. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51(5), 636-647.

Kaufman, A. S., Kaufman, J. C., & McLean, J. E. (1995). Factor structure of the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT) for Whites, African-Americans, and Hispanics. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55(3), 365-376.

Kaufman, J. C., McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Kaufman, N. L. (1994). White-black and white-Hispanic differences on fluid and crystallized abilities by age, across the 11- to 94-year range. Psychological Reports, 75, 1279-1288.

Ross, S. M., Smith, L. J., Nummery, J., Douzenis, C., McLean, J. E., & Trentham, L. L. (1994). Do funding inequities produce educational disparity? Research issues in the Alabama case. Research in the Schools, 1(2), 3-14.

Moon, S. -B., Byun, C. -J., McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1994). Sequential-Simultaneous profile analysis of Korean children’s performance on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). Research in the Schools, 1(2), 29-35.

Kaufman, A. S. & McLean, J. E. (1994). The relationship of the Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children to sex, race, and fluid-crystallized intelligence on the KAIT at ages 11 to 15. Research in the Schools, 1(1), 37-47.

Skinner, C. H., Smith, E. S., & McLean, J. E. (1994). The effects of intertrial interval duration on sight-word learning rates in children with behavioral disorders. Behavioral Disorders, 19 (2), 98-107.

Kaufman, A. S., Kaufman, N. L., & McLean, J. E. (1993). Profiles of Hispanic adolescents and adults on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 76, 628-630.

Burkhalter, B. B., McLean, J. E., Curtis, J. P., & James G. S. (1991). Public school teachers in the U.S. evaluate the educational impact of student space experiments launched by expendable vehicles, aboard Skylab, and aboard Space Shuttle. Acta Astronautica, 25 (12), 799-820.

Kaufman, A. S., Kaufman-Packer, J. L., McLean, J. E., & Reynolds, C. R. (1991). Is the pattern of intellectual growth and decline across the adult life span different for men and women? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47 (6), 801-812.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., & Reynolds, C. R. (1991). Analysis of WAIS-R factor patterns by sex and race. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47 (4), 548-557.

McLean, J. E., Reynolds, C. R., & Kaufman, A. S. (1990). WAIS-R subtest scatter using the Profile Variability Index. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2, 289-292.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., & Reynolds, C. R. (1990). Empirical test of the Inglis and Lawson hypothesis about sex differences in WAIS and WAIS-R brain-damage studies. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 12(2), 281-285.

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1989). Base rates of WAIS-R subtest scatter as a guide for clinical and neuropsychological assessment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45(6), 919-926.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., Ishikuma, T., & Moon, S. B. (1989). Integration of the literature on the intelligence of Japanese children and analysis of the data from a sequential-simultaneous perspective. School Psychology International, 10(3), 173-183.

Reynolds, C. R., Stanton, H. C., McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1989). The canonical relationship between the WISC-R Verbal and Performance Scales. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 22(2), 69-72.

Kaufman, A. S., Reynolds, C. R., & McLean, J. E. (1989). Age and WAIS-R intelligence in a national sample of adults in the 20- to 74-year age range: A cross-sectional analysis with educational level controlled. Intelligence, 13(3), 235-253.

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1989). What role does formal education play in the IQ-age relationship across the adult life-span? The Mid-South Educational Researcher, 17(1), 6-8, 13-18.

Davis, T. M., & McLean, J. E. (1988). Simplifying ranking tasks in survey research: A method and example. Psychological Reports, 62, 987-992.

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1988). The canonical relationship between the WAIS-R Verbal and Performance Scales. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 66, 432-434.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., & Reynolds, C. R. (1988). Sex, race, residence, region, and education differences on the eleven WAIS-R subtests. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44(2), 231-248.

Reynolds, C. R., Chastain, R. L., Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1987). Demographic characteristics and IQ among adults: Analysis of the WAIS-R standardization sample as a function of the stratification variables. Journal of School Psychology, 25, 323-342

Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1987). Joint factor analysis of the K-ABC and WISC-R with normal children. Journal of School Psychology, 25(2), 105-118.

Lancaster, D. M., McLean, J. E., & Guerra, L. R. (1986). Assessment of dental students’ attitudes toward cancer using a paired comparison technique. Journal of Cancer Education, 1(4), 249-254.

Eller, B. F., Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1986-87). Computer-based assessment of cognitive abilities: Current status/future directions. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 15(2), 137-147.

Davis, T. M., McLean, J. E., Brookover, W., & Davis, J. F. (1986). An application of the access/participation/outcome definition of educational equity in an urban Southern school district. Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 6(4), 337-340.

Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1986). K-ABC/WISC-R factor analysis for a learning disabled population. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 19(3), 145-153.

Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1986). Joint factor analysis and canonical correlation of the K-ABC and WISC-R. Mid-South Educational Researcher, 14(2), 2-6, 15.

McLean, J. E., & Halpin, G. (1984). Establishing the passing scores on the Alabama High School Graduation Examination. Capstone Journal of Education, V(1), 14-20.

Morse, B., & McLean, J. E. (1984). Families and success in school. The Review of Education, 10(3), 226-229.

McLean, J. E., Baird, J. P., & Harvey, A. L. (1983). A comprehensive evaluation of an RBS experience-based career education program. Journal of Career Education, 10(2), 94-103.

McLean, J. E., & Nelson, W. (1982). Do kindergartens merit the support of Alabama taxpayers? Capstone Journal of Education, III(1), 30-34.

McLean, J. E. (1982). Organizing an evaluation report. CEDR Quarterly, 15(2), 16-19.

McLean, J. E. (1981, Spring). Test review–California Achievement Tests, Forms C and D, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California 93940: Part 1: A technical review. UAB Educational Research Review, 7-9.

McLean, J. E. (1979). A study of the participation at eight MSERA Annual Meetings. Mid-South Educational Researcher, 7(4), 1-4.

Stewart, D. J., Crump, W. D., & McLean, J. E. (1979). Response instability on the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 12(3), 351-355.

McLean, J. E., & Lee, M. M. (1979). Career education in a university setting. Journal of Career Education, 5(3), 172-178.

Lee, M. M., & McLean, J. E. (1978). A comparison of achievement and attitudes among three methods of teaching educational psychology. The Journal of Educational Research, 72(2), 86-90.

Ware, W. B., & McLean, J. E. (1978). A note on overlimiting the use of analysis of covariance. CEDR Quarterly, 11(4), 16-18 + 21.

Moore, T. L., & McLean, J. E. (1977). A validation study of the Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale. Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 10(2), 113-116.

McLean, J. E., Ware, W. B., & Littell, R. C. (1975). A method for probabilistically interpreting data obtained with criterion-referenced measurement. (Abstract), JSAS Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 5, 227.

Greenwood, G. E., Bridges, C. M., Jr., Ware, W. B., & McLean, J. E. (1974). Student evaluation of college teaching behaviors. Journal of Educational Measurement, 11(2), 141-143.

Ware, W. B., McLean, J. E., & Coller, A. R. (1974). A note on the inappropriate use of statistical significance as a criterion of success in planning and interpreting results of evaluation studies. SRIS Quarterly, 7(2), 18-19.

Greenwood, G. E., Bridges, C. M., Jr., Ware, W. B., & McLean, J. E. (1973). Student evaluation of College Teaching Behaviors Instrument: A factor analysis. The Journal of Higher Education, 44(8), 596-604.

McLean, J.E., & Dail, A.R. (2012). Changing the grant culture of a college. In Burley, H. (Ed.), Cases on Institutional Research (pp. 22-38). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

McLean, J. E. (2011). Research in the Schools: The MSERA journal. In Mathews, W. M. (Ed.), The Heritage Volume of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. (pp. 133-135). Oxford, MS: The University of Mississippi.

McLean, J. E. (2011). The past presidents: The first decade of presidents. In Mathews, W. M. (Ed.), The Heritage Volume of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. (pp. 48-53). Oxford, MS: The University of Mississippi.

McLean, J. (2010). The many faces of leadership in a complex environment. In Rhoton, J. (Ed.), Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century. (pp. 51-61). Washington, DC: National Science Teachers Association NSTA Press.

King, B., Williams, W., Howard, S., Proffit, F., Belcher, K., & McLean, J. E. (2004). Creating the bridge: the community’s view of the expanding community partnerships. In Behringer, B. A., Bach, B. C., Daudistel, H., Fraser, J. W., Kriesky, J., & Lang, G. E. (Eds.), Pursuing opportunities through partnerships: Higher education and communities. (pp. 75-85). Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press.

McLean, J. E., & Lockwood, R. E. (1996). Why we should assess students–and how: The competing measures of student performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

McLean, J. E. (1995). Improving education through action research: A guide for administrators and teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Chissom, B. S., & McLean, J. E. (1993). Research and evaluation related to the Talents Unlimited Model: Review and Recommendations. In C. L. Schlichter & W. R. Palmer (Eds.), Thinking smart: A primer of the Talents Unlimited Model. (pp. 171-198): Creative Learning Press.

McLean, J. E. (2006). From quantitative to qualitative and half way back. [Forward, Special Issue titled “New Directions in Mixed Methods Research]. Research in the Schools, 13(1), iii-iv.

McLean, J. E. (2005). Many factors influence gaps in test scores. Opinion editorial that appeared in The Montgomery Advertiser (December 11, 2005).

McLean, J. E. (2005). Several factors could cause Alabama’s low test scores. Opinion editorial that appeared in The Tuscaloosa News (December 18, 2005).

McLean, J. E. & Kaufman, A. S. (2002). Comments from the editors. Research in the Schools, 9(2), 1.

McLean, J. E., & Snyder, S. W. (1997). Conflicting results from the Alabama student testing program? Alabama School Boards, 18(1), 12, 16.

McLean, J. E. (1994). In memoriam: Ralph W. Tyler 1902-1994. Research in the Schools, 1(2), 1.

McLean, J. E. (1994). Sixty years of research in the schools: A conversation with Ralph W. Tyler. Research in the Schools, 1(1), 1-8.

McLean, J. E. (1993). Review of Understanding Social Science Statistics, A Spreadsheet Approach by R. Bakeman. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 53(3), 841-848.

McLean, J. E. (1991). MSERA membership supports research journal. The Mid-South Educational Researcher, 19(5), 6.

McLean, J. E. (1991). Review of Advances in Educational Research: Substantive Findings, Methodological Developments (Vol. 1) by B. Thompson. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 51(3), 800-801.

McLean, J. E. (1988). Review of Behavioral Statistics by R. B. Darlington and P. M. Carlson. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 48(3), 843-845.

McLean, J. E. (1986). Evaluation of Evaluation ’85. Evaluation Practice, 7(2), 67-70.

McLean, J. E. (1984). Research and evaluation committee report. Evaluation News, 5(3), 11-12.

McLean, J. E. (1982). As we finish our eleventh year. Mid-South Educational Researcher, 10(6), 5.

McLean, J. E. (1982). As we begin our second decade. Mid-South Educational Researcher, 10(1), 1-3.

McLean, J. E. (1980). [Review of Basic Statistics for Education and Behavioral Sciences by Weinberg and Goldberg]. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 75(371), 759.

McLean, J.E. (2011, February). What My 40+ year Career in Educational Research Has Taught Me: With Hints forYoung Scholars. Presidential Invited Speaker, Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

McLean, J.E. (2010, April). Promoting research productivity: Faculty incentives/Small grant investments. Paper presented at the Alabama Research Symposium, Mobile, AL.

McLean, J. E., & Dail, A. R. (2010, February). Funding Evidence-Based Teaching Efforts. Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA.

McLean, J. E., & Behringer, B. A. (2008, January). Establishing and evaluating equitable partnerships. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

McLean, J. E. (2007, March). Research from a personal viewpoint: And some things I have learned. Keynote address at the Fourth Annual Educational Research Exchange Conference, Youngstown, OH.

McLean, J. E. (2007, March). Action research: An ideal mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. A workshop presented at the Fourth Annual Educational Research Exchange Conference, Youngstown, OH.

McLean, J. E. (2005, February). Education, health care, and economic development in Alabama: Our past, present, and future. Panel on Education, Blackburn Institute Annual Winter Symposium, Birmingham, AL.

McLean, J. E. (2004, November). Writing tips. In G. Weems (Chair). Publishing Tips for Beginners. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Gatlinburg, TN.

Pindiprolu, S. S., McLean, J. E., Doman, T. O. (2004, November). Awareness of copyright issues and practices at a regional university. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Gatlinburg, TN.

McLean, J. E., & Behringer, B. A. (2004, April). Making the traditional research course more relevant. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Daniels, H. L., & McLean, J. E. (March, 2004). Integrating technology into teacher education through curriculum mapping: An update on Year 2. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 15th International Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Daniels, H. L., McLean, James. E. (2004) Integrating Technology into Teacher Education Through Curriculum Mapping: An Update on Year Two. In (Willis, Dee A., Price, Jerald M. and Davis, Niki L. Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology in Education Annual Conference.Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Norfolk, VA.

McLean, J. E. (2003, November). Writing tips. In G. Weems (Chair). Publication. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

McLean, J. E. (2003, November). The quintessential question in statistics: Did you divide by n or n – 1? In W. Mathews (Chair). More Irresponsible Research and Irreproducible Results. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

McLean, J. E. (2003, November). Realizing a dream: A ten-year history of Research in the Schools. In L. Daniels (Chair). Everything You Want to Know About MSERA’s Research Journal: A Conversation with the Current and Future Editors of Research in the Schools. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

McLean, J. E., & Edirisooriya, E. (2003, April). Measuring campus climate through a web-based survey and probing into some facets of perceived campus climate. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

McLean, J. E., Clay, M., & Daniels, H. L. (2003, March). Implementing curriculum mapping in a higher education environment. Paper presented at the IMSeries Users’ Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Bruess, C. E., McLean, J. E., & Sun, F. (2003, January). Administrative skills for new education deans. Paper presented at the AACTE 55th Annual Meeting and Exhibits, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E. (2003, January). A systemic approach to improved learning through technology. Paper presented at the AACTE 55th Annual Meeting and Exhibits, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E., & Behringer, B. A. (2002, November). Bringing the traditional research methods course into the 21st century. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. Chattanooga, TN.

Moon, S.-B., McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (2002, November). Factor analysis of the Korean adaptation of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. Chattanooga, TN.

McLean, J. E. (2002, November). Introduction: Why implement curriculum mapping? In M. Clay (Chair). Integrating Technology into the Curriculum through Computer Mapping. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Chattanooga, TN.

Behringer, B. A., & McLean, J. E. (2002, November). Using action research to measure the outcomes of a university-community partnership program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. Chattanooga, TN.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2002, November). Using effect size and association measures in evaluation. A one-day professional development workshop presented in conjunction with Evaluation 2002, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association. Washington, DC.

McLean, J. E., Clay, M., & Daniels, H. L. (2002, July). Applying curriculum mapping to technology reform in a college of education. Paper presented at the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) Grantee’s Meeting. Washington, DC.

McLean, J. E. (2002, April). Empowering teachers through classroom research. An invited presentation to at the induction for new member, Kappa Delta Pi, East Tennessee State University Chapter, Johnson City, TN.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2002, April). Shedding light on the Eta-Squared and Omega-Squared relationships with the standardized effect size. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2002, April). The Need to Abolish Arbitrary Effect Size Standards. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E. (2002, March). A vision requires change. Keynote presentation at the IMSeries’ Tenth Annual Users’ Conference, Knoxville, TN.

Clay, M., & McLean, J. E. (2002, March). Curriculum mapping a teacher education program. Paper presented at the IMSeries’ Tenth Annual Users’ Conference, Knoxville, TN.

McLean, J. E. (2002, March). The Viability of a Year-Round Schedule in a Laboratory School. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Laboratory Schools, San Juan, Puerto, Rico.

McLean, J. E. (2001, November). An evaluation of an online, graduate-level seminar course. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AR.

Moon, S-. B., Edirisooriya, G., & McLean, J. E. (2001, November). A comparison of the educational systems of the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AR. (An expanded version was presented to the students, faculty, staff, and friends of the College of Education, East Tennessee State University, November 27, 2001).

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2001, April). Distribution characteristics and applications in evaluation of standardized effect sizes in the independent t-test. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

McGinty, D., McLean, J. E., Neel, J. H., Pittman, R. B., & Ross, R. (2001, April). Challenges in designing a masters’ level service course in educational research: Rethinking relevance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

Abbott, G., O’Neal, M., McLean, J. E., Piersma, M., & Manning, M. (2001, April). Evaluation of the Alabama Reading Initiative. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2000, November). Avoiding decision-making by chance: Protecting effect size estimates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Bowling Green, KY. (This paper received the MSERA Outstanding Research Paper Award and was also presented at the AERA Distinguished Paper Session in Seattle, WA, April, 2001).

McLean, J. E., O’Neal, M. R. & Barnette, J. J. (2000, November). Are all effect sizes created equal? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Bowling Green, KY. (ERIC Reproduction Service No. ED 448 188).

Sun, F., & McLean, J. E. (2000, November). Using PowerPoint drawing features to enhance the presentation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Bowling Green, KY.

O’Neal, M. R., McLean, J. E., Pankrantz, R., & Craig, J. (2000, November). Evaluation of the Renaissance Project for improving teacher quality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Bowling Green, KY. (ERIC Reproduction Service No. ED 448 131).

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2000, November). The corrected eta-squared coefficient: A value added approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Bowling Green, KY.

Lawrence, F. R., & McLean, J. E. (2000, November). Effects of component over extraction in finite mixture growth models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Bowling Green, KY.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2000, April). Statistical power associated with homogeneous effect size index. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (2000, April). Use of the significance test as protection against spuriously high standardized effect sizes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA

McLean, J. E., McAlister, M. K., Rivera, J. C., & Snyder, S. W. (1999, November). Electronic decision-making: a potential new methodology for educational research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Point Clear, AL. (ERIC Reproduction Service No. ED 436 572).

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1999, November). Empirically Based Criteria for Determining Meaningful Effect Size. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Point Clear, AL.

Sun, F., & McLean, J. E. (1999, November). Internet use policies in Alabama school systems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Point Clear, AL. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 438 775).

Lawrence, F. R., & McLean, J. E. (1999, November). Sample size rules of thumb for multi-level models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Point Clear, AL.

McLean, J. E. (1999, April). All about publishing from editors’ perspectives: Basic skills for hopeful authors. (B. Thompson, Organizer). American Educational Research Association Mini-Course, AERA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1999, April). Choosing a multiple comparison procedure based on alpha. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Sun, F., & McLean, J. E. (1999, April). Is it necessary for our schools to have an Internet acceptable use policy? Paper presented at the 13th Annual International Conference of the USA–Sino Teacher Education Consortium, Washington, DC.

Burkhaulter, B. B., McLean, J. E., & Jones, M. A. (1998, September). The role of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships over a ten-year period in preparing public school teachers to educate students for a rapidly expanding international market. Paper presented at the 49th International Astronautical Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

McLean, J. E., Snyder, S. W., & Lawrence, F. R. (1998, November). A school accountability model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 428 440).

McLean, J. E. (Organizer) (1998, November). Statistical significance testing–What should Research in the Schools position be? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1998, November). The Tukey Honestly Significant Difference Procedure and its control of Type I error-rate. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (ERIC Document Reproduction No. ED 427 044).

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1998, November). Protected versus unprotected multiple comparison procedures. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 427 043).

Houghton, L., McLean, J. E., & Ernest, J. M. (1998, November). Parent and faculty perceptions of an extended school calendar. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E., & Snyder, S. W. (1997, November). The evaluation of a state-wide writing program. Paper presented at Evaluation ‘97, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Diego, CA.

McLean, J. E., & Ernest, J. M. (1997, November). Has testing for statistical significance outlived its usefulness? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 415 265).

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1997, November). A comparison of Type I error rates of Alpha-Max with established multiple comparison procedures. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 415 284).

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1997, November). Using Monte Carlo methods for methodological research. A Training Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN.

McLean, J. E., & Snyder, S. W. (1997, March). An evaluation of a state-wide direct assessment writing program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Barnette, J. J., & McLean, J. E. (1996, November). Alpha-Max: A novel new multiple comparison procedure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 406 405).

McLean, J. E., & Heath, R. (1996, November). A literature based framework for direct writing assessments. In J. E. McLean (Chair). Evaluation of the Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing Program. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL.

McLean, J. E., & Abbott, G. A. (1996, November). Teachers perceptions of the Alabama Direct Writing Program. In J. E. McLean (Chair). Evaluation of the Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing Program. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL.

McLean, J. E., & Snyder, S. W. (1996, October). Determining the impact of p-12/higher education partnerships and networks. Commissioned paper presented at the Fall Conference of the Renaissance Group, Baltimore, MD.

McLean, J. E. (1995, November). Evaluation and outcomes. In J. E. McLean (Chair). Project LEED: A systematic model for making curriculum compatible with employment opportunities. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

Balgopal, R., Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1995, November). Validating the crystallized and fluid components of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

Balgopal, R., McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1995, November). Estimating crystallized and fluid IQS with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and sequential and simultaneous processing and achievement with the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

Gorrell, J., Bond, S., McLean, J. E., Thompson, B., Daniel, L. (1995, November). Interview with the editorial vampires: Pleasing editors without having all of the blood sucked out of your manuscript. Training session presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

McLean, J. E. (Organizer), Hebbler, S. W., Kirkhart, K., Trump, G., & Scriven, M. (1995, November). AEANET: An electronic network supporting evaluation theory and practice. Panel presentation at Evaluation ‘95, an international evaluation conference co-sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and the Canadian Evaluation Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

McLean, J. E., Hebbler, S. W., & Balgopal, R. (1995, November). Considering power in the selection of sample size. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

Wu, Y. -C., & McLean, J. E. (1995, April). A priori versus post hoc: Comparing statistical power among ANOVA, block designs, and ANCOVA. A paper accepted for presentation in the “Distinguished Paper Session” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kim, J. -G., & McLean, J. E. (1995, April). The influence of examinee test-taking motivation in computerized adaptive testing. A paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 392 839)

Gonzalez, J. J., Adir, Y., Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1995, February). Race and gender differences in cognitive factors: A neuropsychological interpretation. Paper presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Gorrell, J., Bond, S., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). Tales from the editorial crypt: How to please editors with your manuscript. Training session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

Balgopal, R., McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1994, November). The relationship among intelligence, personality, and vocational interest. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

Kaufman, A. S., Balgopal, R., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). WISC-III short forms: Psychometric properties vs. clinical properties vs. practical utility. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

Kim. J. -G., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). A cross-cultural validation study of the computer attitude scale. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

Moon, S. -B., Kim, J. -G., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). The relationship among gender, computer experience, and attitudes toward computers. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

Kim, J. -G., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). The relationships between individual difference variables and test performance in computerized adaptive testing. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 382 623).

McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1994, November). The use of continuous versus categorical independent variables in the analysis of variance and covariance. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

Wu, Y. -C., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). A priori versus post hoc: Comparing statistical power among ANOVA, block designs, and ANCOVA. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 387 531). (This paper was named the “Outstanding Paper” for the meeting)

Wu, Y. -C., & McLean, J. E. (1994, November). To block or covary a concomitant variable: Which is more powerful? A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 388 700).

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Kaufman, J. C. (November, 1994). Comparison of the crystallized and fluid ability of white, black, and Hispanic males and females controlling for education. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville, TN.

McLean, J. E., & Ross, S. (1994, October). Social justice in education: An evaluation of educational disparity as it relates to funding inequities. Paper presented at Evaluation ‘94, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Boston, MA. (ERIC Reproduction No. ED 427 044).

McLean, J. E. (1994, November). Electronic mail and mailing lists. In S. W. Hebbler (Chair), The electronic superhighway for evaluators. Workshop presented at Evaluation ‘94, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Boston, MA.

McLean, J. E., & Hebbler, S. W. (1994, November). Connecting to the Internet. In S. W. Hebbler (Chair), The electronic superhighway for evaluators. Workshop presented at Evaluation ‘94, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Boston, MA.

McLean, J. E., & Ross, S. (1994, October). The urban-rural funding disparity. Paper presented at the 86th Annual Rural Education Convention, Tuscaloosa, AL. (ERIC Reproduction Service No. ED 374 957).

Wu, Y-. C., & McLean, J. E. (1994, April). Using SAS® software for Monte Carlo simulation. Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the SAS® Users Group International Conference (pp. 1169-1171). Dallas, TX. Published in Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.

Lockwood, R. E., & McLean, J. E. (1994, April). Twenty-five years of data on educational funding and student achievement: What does it mean? In S. Ross, Chair, Funding inequities and educational disparity: Research strategies, findings, and remedies. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Ross, S., Smith, L., Nunnery, J., McLean, J. E., & Trentham, L. (1994, April). The role of educational research in funding equity litigation: Alabama as an illustrative case. In S. Ross, Chair, Funding inequities and educational disparity: Research strategies, findings, and remedies. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1993, November). The Harrington-O’Shea Career Decision-Making System (CDM) and the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT): Relationships of interest scales to fluid and crystallized IQs at ages 12 to 22 years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lockwood, R. E., & McLean, J. E. (1993, November). Educational funding and student achievement: You be the judge. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Wu, Y. -C., & McLean, J. E. (1993, November). To block or covary a concomitant variable: Which is better? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Moon, S. -B., Kim, J. -G., & McLean, J. E. (1993, November). A comparison of Korean and American students’ attitudes about school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Kaufman, A. S., Ford-Richards, J. M., & McLean, J. E. (1993, November). Black-white differences on the Strong Occupational Themes and Basic Interest Scales at ages 16 to 65. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. [This paper received the MSERA Outstanding Paper Award]

Balgopal, R., Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1993, November). The relationship between crystallized and fluid intelligence and the WAIS-R. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E. (1993, November). Using SYSTAT for Windows to analyze evaluative data. Paper presented at Evaluation ’93, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Dallas, TX.

McLean, J. E., O’Neal, M. R. , & Johnson, V. (1993, November). An evaluative comparison of statistical software packages. Paper presented at Evaluation ’93, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Dallas, TX.

McLean, J. E. (1993, November). Professional Publication. Invited panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Jaeger, R. M., Thompson, M., & McLean, J. E. (1993, April). Fundamentals of survey research methods in education. A one and one-half day presession presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

McLean, J. E., & Hebbler, S. W. (1993, April). Generating statistical tables with canned statistical software. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 357 073).

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., & Underwood, S. S. (1992, November). The Myers-Briggs Typology Inventory: Relationship to age, gender, race, education, and fluid-crystallized intelligence at ages 11 to 94 years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Knoxville, TN.

Kaufman, A. S., McLean, J. E., & Underwood, S. S. (1992, November). The Myers-Briggs Typology Inventory: Relationship to age, gender, race, education, and fluid-crystallized intelligence at ages 11 to 94 years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Knoxville, TN.

McLean, J. E. (1992, November). Problem and context. In J. E. McLean (Organizer). The utility, reliability, and validity of holistic scoring for writing assessment samples. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Knoxville, TN. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 353 327).

McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1992, November). IQ level and scores on the Strong Interest Inventory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Knoxville, TN.

McLean, J. E., & Ross, S. M. (1992, November). Legal strategies and educational research design: A compatible mixture? In S. M. Ross (Organizer) Do funding inequities produce educational disparity? Research issues in the Alabama case. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Knoxville, TN.

Ross, S. M., McLean, J. E., & Trentham, L. L. (1992, November). Do funding inequities produce educational disparity? Research issues in the Alabama case. In S. M. Ross (Organizer) Do funding inequities produce educational disparity? Research issues in the Alabama case. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Knoxville, TN.

O’Neal, M. R., Wu, Y. -C., & McLean, J. E. (1992, November). Development of an Item Analysis Program for Use on the Microcomputer. Paper presented at Evaluation ’92, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Seattle, WA.

Gray, P. J., Beaudry, J. S., & McLean, J. E. (1992, November). The Future of the Topical Interest Group on Microcomputers in Evaluation. Panel discussion presented at Evaluation ’92, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Seattle, WA.

Smith, E. S., Skinner, C. H., & McLean, J. E. (1992, October). The effects of pacing wait time III, or intertrial intervals on sight word learning. Paper presented at the Mid-South Regional Conference on Psychology in the Schools, Jackson, MS.

Abbott, G. A., & McLean, J. E. (1992, April). Gender differences in attitudes for math and science, grades K-3. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

McLean, J. E., & Lindly, J. K. (1991, November). Evaluating highway overlay thickness. Paper presented at Evaluation ’91, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.

McLean, J. E., & Kim, J. G. (1991, November). Participation at MSERA annual meetings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Lexington, KY.

Clayton, G. A., & McLean, J. E. (1991, November). Validation of an attitude toward science and mathematics scale for early childhood students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Lexington, KY.

Halpin, G., & McLean, J. E. (1991, November). Sources of error in the Angoff standard-setting process with and without p values. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Lexington, KY. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 340 737).

McFadden, A. C., & McLean, J. E. (1990, November). An application of an interactive computer authoring system. Display session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E. (1990, November). Analyzing messy data with the SAS General Linear Model Procedure. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E., & Kim, J. G. (1990, November). Technical issues in a large-scale testing program. Display session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Clayton [Abbott], G. A., & McLean, J. E. (1990, November). The development and validation of an attitude toward science and math inventory for early childhood students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McLean, J. E. (1990, October). Outcomes assessment in higher education. Paper presented at Evaluation ’90, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Crump, W. D., & McLean, J. E. (1990, October). What do students learn in four years? Or how to get seniors to participate in outcomes assessment? Paper presented at Evaluation ’90, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

McLean, J. E., & Hebbler, S. W. (1990, October). Keeping in touch with BITNET. Paper presented at Evaluation ’90, the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.

Burkhalter, B. B., Curtis, J. P., McLean, J. E., & James G. S. (1990, October). Public school teachers in the U.S. evaluate the educational impact of student space experiments launched by expendable vehicles, aboard Skylab, and the Space Shuttle. Paper presented at the 41st Congress of the International Astronomical Federation, Dresden, Germany.

McLean, J. E. (1990, April). Data analysis and interpretation. In L. Barber (Chair), Simultaneous replication: A technique for doing large-scale research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston.

Bolland, K. A., Johnson, L. J., & McLean, J. E. (1989, October). An evaluation of an early childhood interagency transition model. Paper prepared for presentation at Evaluation ’89, the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Francisco.

McLean, J. E., Bolland, K. A., Rogers, J. S., Ernest, P. S., & Bullard, J. S. (1989, October). A triangulation approach to the validation of the COMP for outcomes evaluation. Paper prepared for presentation at Evaluation ’89, the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Francisco. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 317 552).

Bolland, K. A., McLean, J. E., & Johnson, L. S. (1989, November). Designing and implementing an evaluation of an early childhood interagency transition model. In K. A. Bolland, (Chair), Evaluating the implementation of an early childhood interagency transition model. Symposium, conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AK.

McLean, J. E. (1989, November). ANCOVA: A review, update, and extension. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AK.

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1989, March). Formal education and the IQ-age relationship across the adult life-span. Paper presented at the “Distinguished Paper Seminar” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

Bolland, K. A., Rogers, J. W., Schmitt, C. S., & McLean, J. E. (1989, March). Students at risk: Evaluation of intervention programs. Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1988, November). Subtest scatter on the WAIS-R. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Louisville, KY.

Bolland, K. A., & McLean, J. E. (1988, November). An evaluation design for a truancy and dropout prevention, intervention, and remediation program. In K. A. Bolland (Chair), An evaluation of a state-funded truancy and dropout prevention, intervention, and remediation program. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Louisville, KY.

Bolland, K. A., & McLean, J. M. (1988, November). The effectiveness of a state-funded truancy and dropout prevention program: Data-based conclusions and recommendations. In K. A. Bolland (Chair), An evaluation of a state-funded truancy and dropout prevention, intervention, and remediation program. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Louisville, KY.

O’Neal, M. R., Ernest, P. S., McLean, J. E., & Templeton, S. M. (1988, November). Factorial validity of the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Louisville, KY. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 303 493).

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1988, November). What role does formal education play in the IQ-age relationship across the adult life-span? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Louisville, KY. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 303 498). [This paper was named “Most Outstanding Research Paper” at the meeting. It was also awarded the 1988-89 Mensa Education and Research Foundation “Award for Excellence.”]

Bolland, K. A., McLean, J. E., & Rogers, J. S. (1988, October). Improving local project data collection through external data mandates. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, New Orleans.

Rogers, J. S., Bullard, J. H., Ernest, P. S., Bolland, K. A., & McLean, J. E. (1988, April). Evaluating general education outcomes instruments: Relating test goals to institutional goals. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Bolland, K. A., Rogers, J. S., Turner, G. A., & McLean, J. E. (1988, April). Using qualitative techniques to design a survey questionnaire: Anticipated and unanticipated outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1988, April). Careers in research. Invited address at the Third Southeastern Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Montevallo, AL.

McLean, J. E. (1988, December). Reforms in teacher education. Invited presentation at the Fall Workshop, Student Alabama Education Association, Birmingham, AL.

McLean, J. E., Kaufman, A. S., & Reynolds, C. R. (1987, November). Integration of the literature on the intelligence of Japanese children and analysis of the data from a sequential-simultaneous model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Mobile, AL. (Paper was named Runner-up for Outstanding Paper).

McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1987, November). The relationship between the WAIS-R Verbal and Performance Scales. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Mobile, Alabama.

Turner, G. A., & McLean, J. E. (1987, November). Implementation: Conducting the qualitative study and the survey. In K. A. Bolland (Chair), Judging judicial education: A survey grounded in a qualitative study provides useful information for educational planners. Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Mobile, AL.

McLean, J. E. (1987, November). Preparation for a career in educational research. In K. R. Hughes & L. N. Lee (Chairs), Career opportunities and preparation for a career in educational research: Issues of concern for graduate students. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Mobile, AL.

Hebbler, S., & McLean, J. E. (1987, November). The potential of microcomputers for educational research and evaluation in small school districts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Mobile, AL.

McLean, J. E. (1987, October). A useful university departmental evaluation system. Paper presented at Evaluation ’87, the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Boston. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 296 661)

Bolland, K. A., & McLean, J. E. (1987, October). Providing useful evaluation and needs assessment results for judicial education. Paper presented at Evaluation ’87, the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Boston.

McLean, J. E., & Hebbler S. W. (1986, December). Performance based accreditation process. Invited presentation at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta.

McLean, J. E., & Chissom, B. S. (1986, November). Multivariate analysis of ipsative data: Problems and solutions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 278 717)

Rogers, J., & McLean, J. E. (1986, November). Research design. In P. S. Ernest (Chair), Evaluation of the general education program at the University of Montevallo. Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN.

McLean, J. E., & Turner, G. A. (1987, November). Evaluation of the Alabama/Livingston Center inservice activities. In A. G. Tishler (Chair), Teacher inservice activities in Alabama. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN.

McLean, J. E., O’Neal, M. R., Hebbler, S. W., & Clayton, G. A. (1987, November). Evaluating the program. In G. A. Clayton (Chair), Computer inservice education through video taped instruction. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis, TN.

Hebbler, S. W., & McLean, J. E. (1986, October). What have we learned about performance-based school instruction? Paper presented at Evaluation ’86, Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Kansas City, MO.

McLean, J. E., & Hebbler, S. W. (1986, October). What have we learned from the evaluation of two teacher in-service centers? Paper presented at Evaluation ’86, Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Kansas City, MO.

McLean, J. E. (1986, August). Issues of professionalism in the evaluation community: Self-regulation, training, and quality control. Panel presented at the Invitational Symposium on Educational Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

McLean, J. E., & Kaufman, A. S. (1986, April). An empirical comparison of using factor analytic techniques and canonical correlation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lockwood, R. W., Halpin, G., & McLean, J. E. (1986, April). Theoretical assumptions and situational constraints in the standard setting process. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1986, April). Factor structure of the K-ABC and WISC-R for learning disabled children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Hollywood, FL.

Lancaster, D. M., & McLean, J. E. (1985, November). Assessment of dental students’ attitudes toward cancer using a paired comparison technique. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

McLean, J. E. (1985, November). Instrument development methods. In S. W. Hebbler (Chair), Field testing a performance based accreditation model. A symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

Kaufman, A. S., & McLean, J. E. (1985, November). Joint factor analysis of the K-ABC and WISC-R. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS. (Paper was named Runner-up Outstanding Paper of Meeting).

McLean, J. E. (1985, November). Introduction. In J. E. McLean (Chair), Teacher in-service education in Alabama. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

McLean, J. E. (1985, November). Summary. In J. E. McLean (Chair), Teacher in-service education in Alabama. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

Hebbler, S., & McLean, J. E. (1985, October). A performance based accreditation program: The Mississippi experience. Paper presented at Evaluation ’85, the joint annual meeting of the Evaluation Network, Evaluation Research Society, and Canadian Evaluation Society, Toronto, CANADA.

McLean, J. E., & Davis, T. (1985, April). Simplifying ranking tasks in survey research: A method and example. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

McLean, J. E. (1985, April). In R. W. Roth (Chair), The Alabama High School Graduation Examination experience. Invited symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

McLean, J. E., Lee, L. N., & Lee, M. M. (1984, November). The development and implementation of a model for evaluating clinical specialty education programs. (Summary) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 252 579)

Lockwood, R. E., & McLean, J. E. (1984, November). Equating the Alabama High School Graduation Examination. In R. W. Roth (Chair), Technical aspects of implementing a high school graduation examination. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Lockwood, R. E., & McLean, J. E. (1984, November). Validating the Alabama High School Graduation Examination. In R. W. Roth (Chair), Technical aspects of implementing a high school graduation examination. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Roth, R. W., & McLean, J. E. (1984, November). The reliability of teacher judgments in a validation of the National Teachers Examination. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

El-Mneizel, A., & McLean, J. E. (1984, November). Teacher variables associated with effective writing. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1984, November). Introduction. In J. E. McLean (Chair), Conducting needs assessments via the survey method. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1984, November). Summary. In J. E. McLean (Chair), Conducting needs assessments via the survey method. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E., & Hortman, J. W. (1984, October). Triangulating school district needs with multiple constituency groups. Paper presented at Evaluation ’84, the annual meeting of the Evaluation Network and the Evaluation Research Society, San Francisco. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 251 499)

McLean, J. E. (1984, April). Racial and school differences in quality in a Southern school district. In W. B. Brookover (Chair), Equity of educational programs within a school district. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1984, April). Introduction to the problem and methods. In J. E. McLean (Chair), A multimethod approach for establishing the passing score on the Alabama High School Graduation Examination. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New Orleans. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 246 114).

McLean, J. E., & Lockwood, R. E. (1984, April). Setting passing scores for the Alabama high school exit examination. In G. Halpin (Chair), Standard setting in state competency testing programs. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E., & Lockwood, R. E. (1983, November). Sources of error in the Angoff standard setting process. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 236 187)

O’Neal, M., McLean, J. E., & McCormick, G. E. (1983, November). The use of the syntactic density score as an evaluative criterion measure. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Nashville.

McLean, J. E. et al. (November. 1983). In J. E. McLean (Chair), Technical considerations in the implementation of the Alabama High School Graduation Examination. Symposium conducted at the annual Fall meeting of the Alabama Association of School Psychologists.

McLean, J. E., Davis, T. M., & Brookover, W. B. (1983, October). An evaluation of the racial equity of a school district: A method and example. Paper presented at Evaluation ’83, the Joint Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Network and the Evaluation Research Society, Chicago.

McLean, J. E. (1983, August). Ensuring quality control in the curriculum. Invited clinic session presented at the Summer Conference of the Alabama Association of School Administrators, Gulf Shores, Alabama.

McLean, J. E. (1983, April). A classroom simulation of the central limit theorem. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 227 156)

McLean, J. E. (1983, March). A meta-analysis approach to impact evaluation of adoptions. Invited paper presented at the Regional Meeting of the National Diffusion Network, Memphis, TN. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 242 744)

McLean, J. E. (1982, November). Introduction to the Alabama Basic Competency Tests. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Fall Workshop of the Alabama Personnel and Guidance Association, Mobile, AL. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 226 022)

McLean, J. E., & Lee, M. M. (1982, November). A model for external evaluation of cancer education programs. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Education, Birmingham, AL.

McLean, J. E. (1982, March). A research based method by which a state or regional association may select its outstanding paper. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 218 324)

McLean, J. E. (1982, November). Introduction, method, and summary. In J. E. McLean (Chair), Ten years of participation in MSERA Annual Meetings. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1982, November). An introduction to meta-analysis. In W. L. Deaton (Chair). Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1982, November). A shortcut method for determining sample size in analysis of variance. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McCormick, G. E., McLean, J. E., & Chissom, B. S. (1982, November). The development and validation of the Clear Teacher Checklist. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Davis, T. M., & McLean, J. E. (1982, October). Selecting evaluation comparison groups: A cluster analytic approach. Paper presented at Evaluation ’82, the 1982 Joint Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Network and the Evaluation Research Society, Baltimore.

McLean, J. E., & Mitchell, K. (1981, November). The utility of the California Achievement Tests in a statewide assessment program. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Lexington, KY.

Mitchell, K., Hardy, R., & McLean, J. E. (1981, April). A comparison of content and student performance for the Alabama Basic Competency Tests and the California Achievement Tests. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Los Angeles. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 204 373)

McLean, J. E. The evaluation of an overseas master’s degree program: A method and example. A paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Network and the Evaluation Research Society, Austin, TX.

McLean, J. E., & Chissom, B. (1980, September). Evaluating composition skills: A method and example. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Network, Memphis, TN (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 193 280)

McLean, J. E., Harvey, A. L., & Baird, J. P. (1980, November). The development and implementation of an experience-based career education program. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Nelson, W., & McLean, J. E. (1980, November). A comparison of Alabama students with and without public kindergarten experience. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Morse, B., & McLean, J. E. (1979, November). A process-product relationships model of evaluation as applied to ESAA learning resource centers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AR.

McLean, J. E. (1979, November). The results. In J. E. McLean (Chair), An innovative program evaluation. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AR.

McLean, J. E. (1979, November). The care and feeding of ANCOVA. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Little Rock, AR. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 191 867)

Lee, M. M., & McLean, J. E. (1978, November). Content analysis of critical events: A method for program evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 236 187)

Stewart, D. J., & McLean, J. E. (1977, November). Response stability of learning disabled students on the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Birmingham, AL.

Reid, S. E., Smith, R. M., & McLean, J. E. (1977, November). A longitudinal study of the attitudes of graduating high school students using the Monte Carlo Procrustes Factor Comparison technique. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Birmingham, AL.

Lee, M. M., & McLean, J. E. (1977, November). A comparative analysis of three methods of teaching educational psychology. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Birmingham, AL.

McLean, J. E., & Ware, W. B. (1977, November). Analysis of Covariance: A misleading analysis or a powerful tool. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Birmingham, AL.

Lockwood, R. E., Jackson, J. R., & McLean, J. E. (1977, April). An empirical method for developing a short version of a test. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York.

McLean, J. E., Lockwood, R. E., & , J. R. (1977, May). An application of regression analysis to test length reduction. Paper presented at a Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Auburn, AL.

McLean, J. E. (1976, November). A method of extending the process-product evaluation model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Moore, T. L., & McLean, J. E. (1976, November). A validation study of the Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale in a college population. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

McLean, J. E. (1975, November). Applying sampling techniques to program evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Jackson, MS.

McLean, J. E. (1975, October). The robustness of Analysis of Covariance in educational experiments. Paper presented at a Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Alabama Chapter, Birmingham, AL.

McLean, J. E., Ware, W. B., & McClave, J. T. (1975, August). How Analysis of Covariance can yield misleading results in educational experiments–A Monte Carlo study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Atlanta.

McLean, J. E. (1992). A student guide for the design and analysis of behavioral experiments. Tuscaloosa, AL: Kinko’s Professor Publishing. 184 + iv pages.

McLean, J. E. (1991). A student guide for the analysis of variance. Tuscaloosa, AL: Kinko’s Professor Publishing. 120 + iii pages.

Mickler, J. E., Chissom, B. S., & McLean, J. E. (1989). A student guide to educational research (4th ed.). Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Capstone College of Education Society. 200 + x pages.

Chissom, B. S., McLean, J. E., & Hoenes, R. L. (1980). A student guide to educational research, (3rd ed.). Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Capstone College of Education Society. 248 + xi pages.

Contracts and grants for which James E. McLean was Principal Investigator, Director, Co-PI, Co-Director, or Administrator :

2003-04 Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology in Appalachia

U.S. Department of Education (USDE). $306,751


2002-03 Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology in Appalachia, USDE. $291,891

2001-02 Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology in Appalachia, USDE. $395,905

A Study of the Tennessee Higher Education Campus Climate

Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees 15,000

$410,905


1999-00 Evaluation of National Teacher Work-Product Study, Renaissance Group $45,000


1998-99 Development and Validation of a School Accountability Model

Meyer electric Supply Foundation, Birmingham, AL $100,000


1997-98 Development and Validation of a School Accountability Model

Meyer Electric Supply Foundation, Birmingham, AL $100,000


1996-97 Development and Validation of a School Accountability Model

Meyer Electric Supply Foundation, Birmingham, AL $100,000


1995-96 Alabama Direct Writing Assessment Evaluation, SERVE, Greensboro, NC $24,500


1994-95 Tuscaloosa City Civil Service Board Technical Assistance $ 9,000

U.S. Department of Army Medical Research Activity, Fort Detrick, MD 10,000

Alabama State Department of Education Stanford Achievement Test Standard Setting 3,500

$22,500


1993-94 Tuscaloosa City Civil Service Board Technical Assistance $ 9,000

U.S. Department of Army Medical Research Activity, Fort Detrick, MD 58,104

$67,104

1992-93 Tuscaloosa City Civil Service Board Technical Assistance $ 9,000

U.S. Department of Army Medical Research Activity, Fort Detrick, MD 54,955

$63,955

1991-92 U.S. Department of Army Medical Research Activity, Fort Detrick, MD $58,055

Tuscaloosa Civil Service Board Technical Assistance 9,000

Talladega County Schools Needs Assessment 10,800

Blue Ribbon Education Committee Teacher Evaluation, Gadsden, AL 10,000

Alabama State Department of Education In-Service Center Needs Assessment 2,200

$90,055


1990-91 U.S. Department of Army Medical Research Activity, Fort Detrick, MD $54,955

Tuscaloosa Civil Service Board Technical Assistance 9,000

Hartselle (Alabama) City Schools Enrollment Study 2,274

$66,229


(NOTE: Position changed beginning 1990-91 requiring time be spent promoting contract and grant activity and administration rather than personally directing contracts.) This responsibility continued at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1995-2000), East Tennessee State University (2000-2004), and upon return to The University of Alabama (2004-present).


1989-90 Alabama High School Graduation Examination and Basic Competency Tests $775,122

Mississippi Performance Based Accreditation 1989-90 50,000

UA Outcomes Evaluation and Technical Support (Internal) 25,250

Tuscaloosa Civil Service Board Technical Assistance 9,000

Alabama/Livingston Inservice Center Evaluation (part of larger contract) 5,000

Tuscaloosa County Schools Dropout Prevention Program Evaluation, 1989-90 3,350

$867,722


1988-89 Alabama High School Graduation Examination and Basic Competency Tests $460,232

Mississippi Performance Based Accreditation 1988-89 50,000

UA Outcomes Evaluation and Technical Support (Internal) 25,250

Evaluation of Illinois Early Childhood Transition Project 24,709

Tuscaloosa Civil Service Board Technical Assistance 9,000

Georgia NWRESA Mentoring Program Evaluation 8,000

Alabama/Livingston Inservice Center Evaluation (part of larger contract) 5,000

Tuscaloosa County Schools Dropout Prevention Program Evaluation, 1988-89 3,348

$585,539


1987-88 Alabama High School Graduation Examination and Basic Competency Tests $441,403

Mississippi Performance Based Accreditation Evaluation 50,000

Illinois Truants’ Alternative and Optional Program Evaluation 34,532

Mississippi Test Generation System Development 36,000

Mississippi Special Schools Evaluation 19,900

Georgia Comprehensive Evaluation Program Support 14,000

Alabama/Livingston Inservice Center Evaluation (part of larger contract) 4,650

UA Danforth Principalship Program Evaluation (part of larger grant) 5,000

UA Outcomes Evaluation and Technical Support (Internal) 21,217

$626,702


1986-87 Alabama High School Graduation Examination and Basic Competency Tests $300,000

AHSGE/BCT Supplemental Support 18,162

Georgia Standards Project 39,888

Mississippi Performance Based Accreditation 61,535

Alabama Judicial College Evaluation 17,936

Alabama/Livingston Inservice Center Evaluation (part of larger contract) 4,650

University of Montevallo Inservice Education Center. Evaluation. 3,600

UAB Computer Competency Project B Assistance 2,160

Alexander City Schools (Alabama) Test Analysis 1,500

University of Montevallo Research Support 550

University of Montevallo Core Curriculum Evaluation 486

$450,467

1985-86 Alabama High School Graduation Examination $207,527

Mississippi Accreditation Validation and Training 74,340

Alabama Career Ladder Technical Assistance 37,275

Alabama/Livingston In-Service Center Evaluation (part of larger contract) 9,379

Muscogee (Georgia) Health Project Evaluation 3,000

Georgia Standards Evaluation 4,995

Montevallo Core Curriculum Evaluation 827

UAB Computer Competency Assessment Project 2,830

Montevallo In-Service Center Evaluation 3,500

$343,673


1984-85 Alabama High School Graduation Examination $188,661

Mississippi Accreditation Instrument Development 46,000

Alabama/Livingston In-Service Center Evaluation (part of larger contract) 6,114

Montevallo In-Service Center Evaluation 2,706

Muscogee (Georgia) Health Project Evaluation 1,500

$244,981


1983-84 Alabama High School Graduation Examination $199,963

Muscogee Health Project Dissemination Evaluation, Columbus, Georgia 1,500

Alexander City (Alabama) Schools Needs Assessment 4,775

Evaluation of School-Based Writing Project 1,580

$207,818


1982-83 Alabama High School Graduation Examination $ 52,500

Muscogee (Georgia) Health Evaluation 3,500

USDE, National Diffusion Network 1,600

Talladega (Alabama) County Schools Needs Assessment 8,550

$ 66,150


1981-82 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 6,750

Muscogee (Georgia) IV-C Evaluation 7,300

Muscogee (Georgia) Technical Assistance 8,700

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 7,000

$ 29,750


1980-81 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 7,500

Muscogee (Georgia) IV-C Evaluation 7,300

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 5,000

Bessemer IV-C Evaluation 2,000

$ 21,800

1979-80 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 10,000

Muscogee (Georgia) IV-C Evaluation 8,100

Richmond (Georgia) IV-C Evaluation 8,517

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 7,200

Bessemer IV-C Evaluation 5,500

$ 39,317


1978-79 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 9,000

Mobile Career Education Evaluation 9,981

Muscogee (Georgia) IV-C Evaluation 7,400

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 4,200

Richmond (Georgia) IV-C Evaluation 7,380

$ 37,961


1977-78 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 18,000

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 4,200

Mobile Career Education Evaluation 10,000

Muscogee (Georgia) ESAA Evaluation 4,500

$ 36,700


1976-77 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 22,000

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 4,800

Mobile Career Education Evaluation 10,000

UA Presidential Venture Fund Research Project 5,425

Muscogee (Georgia) ESAA 4,500

$46,725


1975-76 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 55,000

UA Career Education Evaluation 22,000

Muscogee (Georgia) ESAA Evaluation 9,000

Greensboro (North Carolina) ESAA Evaluation 12,000

Mobile Career Education Evaluation 4,000

$102,000


1974-75 Mobile ESAA Evaluation $ 55,000

Alabama State Department of Education (Student Performance Evaluation Model) 10,000

$ 65,000


Funded research and service projects total approximately six million dollars through 2008.