Author

Karen Acton

Observed names: KAREN S. ACTON, Karen S Acton, Karen S. Acton

Institution: University of Toronto

Observed institutions: University of Toronto, York University, York University, University of York

ORCID: 0000-0001-5755-394X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-5755-394X

OpenAlex ID: A5034037248

School leaders as change agents: Do principals have the tools they need?

2020 · Karen S Acton · Management in Education · 93

A Discussion of Critical Issues in Environmental Education: An Interview with Dianne Saxe

2020 · KAREN S. ACTON, DIANNE SAXE · Journal of Philosophy of Education · 15

Environmental teacher leadership: overcoming barriers posed by school culture, school structure, and the principal

2022 · Karen S. Acton · International Journal of Leadership in Education · 10

The Tale of Two Urban School Principals: Barriers, Supports, and Rewards

2018 · Karen S. Acton · Alberta Journal of Educational Research · 8

What motivates EdD students to pursue a professional doctorate: a mixed methods international study

2025 · Karen S. Acton, Joseph Flessa · Studies in Higher Education · 3

The Complexity of Adaptive Leadership Amid Turbulence: Insights from Superintendents as District Leaders

2025 · Karen S. Acton · Leadership and Policy in Schools · 3

Reinventing EdD Research Methods Courses

2023 · Karen S. Acton · Impacting Education Journal on Transforming Professional Practice · 3

Climate change education in early childhood: a pan-Canadian document analysis of early learning curriculum frameworks

2026 · Karen S. Acton, Ginny Wong · Environmental Education Research

Survey: Only four per cent of Canadians give schools an ‘A’ on climate education – students deserve better

2025 · Karen Acton

Teachers need bolder action from our school boards to educate in and for a climate emergency

2023 · Karen Acton

Supporting Environmental Teacher Leaders: Is It Time for a Culture Shift?

2020 · Karen Acton · American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA)

Environmental Teacher Leaders: Motivation, Supports and Barriers

2019 · Karen Acton · TSpace (University of Toronto)

Leading Schools in Challenging Circumstances: Strategies for Success by Philip Smith and Les Bell. London: Bloomsbury, 2014. 171 pp. $42.95. ISBN 978-1-4411-8405-4.

2017 · Karen S. Acton · Comparative Education Review

Caring Leadership in Turbulent Times: Tackling Neoliberal Education Reform by Green, M. G.

2016 · Karen Acton · Leadership and Policy in Schools

Works count: 14

Citation count: 134

H-index: 4

I10-index: 3