Scholarly National Presentations

Covrig, D. M. and Trenta, L.S. (2003). The Case of the School Health Clinic: Community Collaboration or Fiasco: Teaching Professional Students about Race, Class or Professional Differences. American Council of Education, “Education All of One Nation” Conference, Atlanta: October 23-25, 2003.

Covrig. D. M., Trenta, L.S., Kruse, S., and Johnson, B. L. (2002). Complicating the Moral Thinking of Administrators: Fostering Mindfulness and Multiple Moral Perspectives in the Preparation of Principals. Organizer and Panel Presentation for University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh: October 31-Novermber 3, 2002.

Covrig, D. M. (2002). Organizational Integrity in Times of Rapid and Turbulent Change. Paper for University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh: October 31-Novermber 3, 2002.

Covrig, D. M. (2002). “Karl Weick’s Work on Sensemaking and School Organizations” A Symposium and “Weick’s Environments” A paper for American Educational Research Association. New Orleans: April 1-5, 2002.

Covrig, D. M. (2001). “Karl Weick’s Contribution to Educational Administration: A Symposium” Organizer and Presenter for University Council for Educational Administration, Cincinnati, OH, November 1-4, 2001. Panel Members: Bob Johnson, University of Utah; Sharon Kruse, University of Akron; Rodney Ogawa, Univ. of California, Riverside; Alan Shoho, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, John Tarter, St. John’s University.

Covrig, D.M. (2001). “Religion, science and legitimacy: Institutional and contingency influences on the organizational science philosophy of Loma Linda University from 1905-1998.” Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the Society of the Scientific Study of Religion, Columbus, OH, October 18-21, 2001.

Covrig, M.D. and D. M. Covrig (2001). “Seventh-day Adventist views on genetic research, therapy, and human cloning.” Paper presented at the international conference on Human Genome Odyssey Conference, Akron, OH, April 5-7, 2001.

Covrig, D. M. (2001). “Professional Relations: The multiple communities of professional reform and renewal,” paper competition for Markkula Center for Applied Ethics “At Our Best: Moral Lives in a Moral Community,” Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, February 22-24, 2001.

Covrig, D. M. (2000). “Idiosyncratic differences in Isomorphic Forms: A ‘case’ for early institutional explanations in a world of neoinstitutional thinking,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC, August 12-15, 2000.

Covrig, D. M. (1999). "Preparing ethical leaders for accountability: Multiple Perspectives from the Professorate” with panelists Alan Shoho, Lynn Beck, Robert Starratt, and Margaret Grogan. My paper was on the conflicting value commitments of professionals. Presented at University Council of Educational Administration, Minneapolis, October 29-31, 1999.

Covrig, D. M. (1998). "Professional commitments and conflicts: a socio-ethical analysis of professional reform," paper for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 13-17, 1998.

Covrig, D. M. (1998). "Organizational development and institutional analysis," paper for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 13-17, 1998.

Covrig, D. M. (1997). "Beyond prescriptives: Toward a social scientific theory of moral school administration," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, March 24-28, 1997.

Covrig, D. M. (1997). "The moral influence of organizations: Normative ethics in organizational analysis," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, March 24-28, 1997.

Covrig, D. M. (1997). “Fundamentalist reactions as concerns about social capital: A sensitive look at Christians in public education. Politics of Education Yearbook presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, March 24-28, 1997.

Covrig, D. M. (1996). "Sociological perspectives on the shortage of teachers of color." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Chicago, February.

Covrig, D. M. (1995). "Making custom scannable forms on word processors," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April 18-22, 1995. Later distributed by the Respondent, AERA SIG on Survey Research in Education.

Covrig, D. M. (1995)."Defining public education: Christian fundamentalism and public education," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April 18-22, 1995.

Covrig, D. M. (1995)."Fairplay and competitive sports" poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April 18-22, 1995.