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After having a successful career in K-12, many neophytes are shocked to find that they are lacking in preparation especially in the realm of scholarship. The term, “research agenda,” is foreign to them. Trying to determine why one feels isolated in such a densely populated higher education environment can also be daunting. Many yearn for the closeness and collegiality they experienced in their former environments. Managing time and balancing the demands of teaching, service and scholarship are difficult for those entering the professoriate.

Recommendations include further study on the transition to the professoriate with a larger population; this pilot study represented only a small section of the professors in educational leadership. While the study drew from a national audience, all those participating had some interest in an organization whose main objective is to support research in the area of educational administration and leadership.

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