Hector Esquivel, Ed.D.
Adjunct Faculty,
Department of Leadership and Administration
Dr. Hector Esquivel joins as Adjunct Faculty, Department of Leadership and Administration. He is an experienced educator with more than 27 years of experience as a classroom teacher, coach, academic dean, high school principal, and university adjunct professor. He is currently in his 10th year as a high school principal in Texas. During this time, Dr. Esquivel has been fortunate to lead various comprehensive large high schools in the San Antonio area. Dr. Esquivel is passionate about working in diverse economically disadvantaged communities to transform the lives of students and staff by focusing on effective change through the merging of data with intuition, imagination, and innovation. His experience working as a high school principal and as a university educational leadership adjunct will benefit ACE students seeking their educational leadership credentials.
Education
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Doctorate in Educational Administration
Concordia University - Portland -
Master's in Educational Leadership
St. Mary's University -
Bachelor's in History
University of Texas at San Antonio
Research Interests
• Hispanic male higher educational attainment achievement gap.
• The sociology of education and its effect on higher educational attainment for diverse cultures.
• Sociocultural Theory of Human Learning and its effects on Hispanic students’ higher educational attainment.
• Early College High School programming as a catalyst for equalizing the higher educational attainment
achievement gap for students of color.
• Transformational Leading and Learning in today’s secondary schools.
• Professional Learning Communities at work.
• Organizational theory, leadership, and change in schools.
• Public and private school finance and its impact on an equitable education.
• Blended Learning instruction to maximize virtual student engagement.