Roger Goddard

Roger D. Goddard, PhD, is the Novice G. Fawcett Chair in Educational Administration and a professor at The Ohio State University in the Department of Educational Studies. Professor Goddard’s research examines school leadership and its impact on instructional improvement and student learning. He also focuses on the meaning, measure and impact of school climate, especially collective efficacy beliefs and social trust in groups. Goddard has been awarded more than $4,000,000 in funding for research over the course of his career. Professor Goddard earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, during which time he was an exchange student at Oxford University. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, and his MA and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology.