Prior to obtaining his PhD from the University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, he was a teacher, assistant-principal, and principal in Alberta, Canada, over a span of 20 years. Nanjing, China, would become his next professional destination working as an assistant professor at Nanjing Normal University and principal at an international school. As he begins his tenure at Wenzhou-Kean University, his research focus is on understanding the significant features of schools as organizations and how these affect leadership, policy, instruction, and reform. 

Ph.D. in Educational Administration – University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa 

B.Ed. Secondary Education, Major: Social Studies, Minor: Physical Education – University of Alberta 

Higher Education 

Assistant Professor & Foreign Expert                             September 2016 – July, 2019 

Nanjing Normal University  

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China              

K-12 

Academic Principal                                                            September, 2020 – June, 2022 

International Department 

Nanjing Hexi Foreign Language School 

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 

Executive Principal                                                           September, 2019 – July, 2020 

Nanjing Shuren Experimental Academy 

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 

Principal & Grades 4-6 Teacher                                          August, 2008 – May, 2011 

Peace River School Division No. 10   

Whitelaw Academy, Alberta, Canada  

Assistant Principal & Grades 4-6 Teacher                        August, 2005 – July, 2008 

Peace River School Division No. 10,  

Whitelaw Academy, Alberta, Canada  

Industrial Arts Teacher for Grades 7-12                            August, 2004 – June, 2005 

Peace River School Division No. 10  

Fairview High School 

K-12 Substitute Teacher                                                     November, 1999 – June, 2004 

Peace River School Division No. 10  

Junior/Senior High Teacher                                               August, 1990 – June, 1999  

Northland School Division No. 61,  

Mistassiniy School, Desmarais, Alberta, Canada 

Papers in Refereed Journals 

Przybylski, R. (2018). An incipient framework on the factors that make up elementary  

principals’ data literacy. Journal of Education & Social Policy, 5(4), 55-65.  

Przybylski, R., Chen, X., & Hu, L. (2018). Leadership challenges and roles of school  

superintendents: A comparative study on China and the United States. Journal of International Education and Research, 8(1), 1-29. 

Zeng, Z., Yao, J., Gu, H., Przybylski, R. (2018). A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM  

education on students’ abilities. Sci Insight Edu Front 2018; 1(1):3-16. Doi: 10.15354/sief.18.re005 

Przybylski, R. (2018). The current debate about common core state standards  

and the standardization of k-12 education in the United States. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 5(9), 20-26. 

Sun, J.- P., Johnson, B., & Przybylski, R. (2017). Data-informed school leadership:  

Constructing an incipient, working conceptual framework. Journal of School 

Public Relations, 37(1), 8-55. 

Sun, J.- P., Przybylski, R., & Johnson, B. (2016). A review of research on teachers’  

use of student data: from the perspective of school leadership. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 28(1), 5-33.  

Sun, J.- P., Johnson, B. & Przybylski, R. (2016). Leading with data: an increasingly  

important feature of school leadership. International Studies in Educational Administration, 43(3), 93-128. 

Papers in Magazines  

Przybylski, R. (2016). The challenges encountered by accomplished principals in Canada 

and the United States. Educational Management of Jiangsu Education. (5), 58-59. 

Papers in Refereed Conferences 

Sun, J.- P., Zhang, S.-J., Mitchell, R., & Przybylski, R. M. (2019). A meta-analytic review of  

research on academic press. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Przybylski, R. (2018). Cultural Development & School Leadership Transformation. Paper  

presented at the annual International Conference on “Educational Governance and School Reform”, East China Normal University, Shanghai, Jiangsu, China. 

Przybylski, R. (2017). Leadership tasks of Chinese school superintendents and what they can  

learn from the North American school district structure. Paper presented at the  

annual International Conference on “Educational Governance and School Reform: System Change and School Effectiveness”, East China Normal University, Shanghai, Jiangsu, China. 

Przybylski, R. (2017). Leadership tasks of school superintendents: A comparative study of  

China and the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of The National  

Convention for Educational Administration Research, Chongqing, China. 

Sun, J.- P., Zhang, S.-J., Przybylski, R. M., & Mitchell, R. (2017). Conceptualizing the critical  

path linked by school disciplinary climate. Paper presented at the annual meeting of UCEA, Denver, Colorado, USA. 

Sun, J.- P., Johnson, B., & Przybylski, R. M. (2017). Developing an Incipient Model to  

Understand School Leaders’ Data Use, Presented in Pollick, K. Symposium at the annual meeting of AERA, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 

Sun, J.- P., Zhang, S. - J., & Przybylski, R. M. (2017).  Conceptualizing the critical path  

linked by collective teacher efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 

Przybylski, R. (2016). The current debate about common core state standards and the  

standardization of k-12 education in the United States. Paper presented at the annual  

meeting of The National Convention for Educational Administration Research, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.   

Sun, J.- P., Johnson, B., Przybylski, R. M., & Levey, J. (2015). Leading with data. Paper  

presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 

Sun, J.- P., Przybylski, R. M., & Johnson, B. (2014). How to promote teachers’ use of student  

data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Educational Reform 

Data Literacy 

Data Informed Decision-Making 

Research Fellow 

David L. Clark National Graduate Student (U.S.A.) April, 2014