James Yates

 

Yates has focused his research and training upon school leadership providing appropriate educational services which address the rapidly changing demography of Texas and the U.S. Students from culturally and linquistically diverse backgrounds, students with disabilities, students from lower socioeconomic levels comprise the majority of students in public schools today. Educational leadership must have the knowledge, experience and appropriate operating values to address the needs of such students in inclusive settings. Yates has emphasized in his work ways that educational leadership can facilitate the educational enterprize developing appropriate programs and services for special populations of students and their parents.