John Shoup, Ph.D.

B.A. in Social Work at the University of Montana

American Public Schools
Comparative Worldviews and Education
Current Issues Seminar
Curriculum Theory and Development
The History and Future of American Education
Knowledge Management and Decision Making
Introduction to Educational Leadership
Introduction to Leadership and Organizational Theory
Leadership, Worldviews, and Contemporary Issues
Survey of Educational Research
Organizational and Institutional Theories

Leadership Development
Complexity Theory
Nature of Wisdom and Expertise
Faith and Learning

Community Christian College – Redlands, CA.
University of California, Riverside.

Publications
Shoup, J. (2022). What Leadership Metaphors Matter the Most and Why Metaphors Matter.
International Leadership Journal, 14, 3, 51-68.

Blincoe, M., & Shoup, J. (2022). History and Leadership. The Nature and Role of the Past in
Navigating the Future. Routledge Press.

Shoup, J., Hinrichs, T., & Gustafson, J. (2021). Pursuing Wisdom: A Primer for Leaders and
Learners. Rowman and Littlefield.

Shoup, J., & Hinrichs, T. (2019). Literature and Leadership: The Role of the Narrative in
Organizational Sensemaking. Routledge Press.

Shoup, J. (2016). Leadership, Organizational, and Institutional Studies: Reconciling and Teaching
Competing Perspectives. Journal of Leadership Education. 15, 167-182.

Burns, J., Shoup, J. and Simmons, D. (Eds) (2014). Organizational Leadership:
Foundations and Practices for Christians. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Anacker, G., and Shoup, J. (2014). Leadership in the Context of a Christian Worldview. In
Burns, J., Shoup, J. and Simmons, D. (Eds) (2014). Organizational Leadership:
Foundations and Practices for Christians. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Shoup, J., and McHorney, C. (2014). Decision-Making: Becoming an Expert of the Process.
In Burns, J., Shoup, J. and Simmons, D. (Eds) (2014). Organizational Leadership:
Foundations and Practices for Christians. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Shoup, J. & Studer, S. (2010). Leveraging Chaos: The Mysteries of Leadership and Policy
Revealed. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.

Shoup, J., Cleveland, A., Collins, G., Emmerson, S., Skubic, D., & Walker, E. (2009). The
Transition to Doctoral Education. Journal of Educational Research, University of Malaya. 1, 51-69

Shoup, J. (2008). A Rendezvous with Destiny: A Collective Case Study in Servant-Leadership.
In G. S. McGovern, D. Simmons and D. Gaken (Eds). Leadership and Service: An Introduction. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Shoup, J. (2007). Making the Invisible Circle Visible: Creating a Culture of High Expectations
for Learning. Essay in Developing Instructional Thematic Units: Instruction and Assessment, Custom Edition for Azusa Pacific University. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.

Shoup, J. (2005). A Collective Biography of Twelve World-Class Leaders: A Study on Developing
Exemplary Leaders. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America (2005)

Alvarez, P., Groen, M., Page, R. and Shoup, J. (2000). Review of H. M. Kliebard, Schooled to
Work: Vocationalism and the American Curriculum, 1876-1946. New York: Teachers College Press, 1999, 32 (1), 117-121.

Academic Papers and Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Academic Papers and Presentations
American Educational Research Association
San Diego, CA. (04/20-04/26/2022)
• Complexity Science as Wisdom

Virtual Conference. (04/08-12/2021)
• The First Experiment in Mass Higher Education: Its Legend and Legacy

San Antonio, TX. (04/25-05/01/2017)
• Dynamic Conceptions of Leadership: Metaphors that Inspire the Social Imagination and Promote Exemplary Leadership

Philadelphia, PA. (04/3-7/2014)
• Rethinking Educational Leadership: Combining Paradigms
New Orleans, LA. (04/8-12/2011)
• Dynamic Conceptions of Leadership: Metaphors that Inspire the Social Imagination and Promote Exemplary Leadership
• The Contaminated California Community College Leadership Pipeline: Implications for Policy and the Public Good

Denver, CO. (04/30-5/4/2010)
• Presidential Longevity: Principles for Finishing Well and Avoiding Derailment

San Diego, CA. (04/13-18/09)
• Guarded Optimism for the Community College Staffing Pipeline

New York City, NY. (3/23-29/2008)
• Has Anything Changed? The 50th Anniversary of Life Magazine’s “Crisis in Education”
• Emerging and Predictable Patterns of Educational Reform: Guidelines for Complex Policy Planning

Chicago, IL. (04/9-13/2007)
• Educational Policy as Part of a Dynamic Nonlinear System: Contextualizing the Reform Pendulum

International Leadership Association
Chicago, IL. (11/7-10/2024)
• The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand
• Moral Injury in the Workplace

Vancouver, British Columbia. (10/12-10/15/2023).
• A Model for Thriving in Adversity: Stockdale’s Foundations of Moral Obligations for Leaders
• What it Means to Thrive: The Virtues in Popular Culture

Washington D.C. (10/13-10/16/2022)
• Accelerating the Acquisition of Wisdom: How to Get Wisdom Sooner than Later and Before It Is Too Late
• Wisdom’s Necessary Companions: The Cardinal and Theological Virtues

Geneva, Switzerland. (10/20-10/25/2021)
• Reimagining Doctoral Programs in Leadership Studies: Historical and Typical Expectations
• Reimagining Wisdom: Where Philosophers, Theologians, and Psychologists Agree on How to be Especially Skilled at Leading
• If Walls Could Talk: Leadership Philosophy and Theology in Art

Ottawa, Canada. (10/24-27/2019)
• Finishing Well and Avoiding Derailment: Promoting Leadership Longevity in the Public Sector
• Good Leaders are Readers and Storytellers: Lessons from Storytelling Leaders
• Insights and Principles for Wise Leadership in Times of War and Peace: Lessons from Tolstoy’s War and Peace
• Why Metaphors Matter and What Leadership Metaphors Matter the Most

West Palm Beach, FL. (10/24-28/2018)
• Developing a Robust Leadership Pipeline: Strategies and Principles for Cultivating Authentic Leaders

Brussels, Belgium. (10/12-15/2017)
• Enhancing Employee Engagement: Perspectives and Practices from Engaged Government Leaders
• Leadership in the Best and Worse of Times: Lessons from A Tale of Two Cities

Atlanta, GA. (11/01-05/2016)
• Leaders as Ethicists: Navigating Public Dilemmas
• Call Me Leader! – Tragic Leadership Lessons from Moby-Dick

Barcelona, Spain. (10/14-17/2015)
• When in Spain – The Context and Adventures of Don Quixote: Implications for Leaders and Followers
• The Nature of Wisdom: A Synthesis of the Philosophical, Theological, and Empirical Traditions
• Leadership, Organizational, and Institutional Studies: Reconciling Competing Perspectives

San Diego, CA. (10/30-11/2/2014)
• Honest Lying and Other Subtle Pseudo-Ethical Practices by Good People
• Transformational Leadership Principles from the TaNaK

Montreal, Canada. (10/30-11/2/2013)
• Wisdom: Its Roots, Demise, Resurgence, and Attainability

Denver, CO. (10/24-27/2012)
• Leadership Lessons: A Narrative Analysis of the Bible and Koran

Los Angeles, CA. (11/13-15/2008)
• Ethical and Biblical Principles for Leaders: Developing a Hierarchy of Values
• Leadership and Disabilities: Challenging Identity Norms

Vancouver, Canada. (10/31-11/3/2007)
• Leadership Longevity: Principles for Finishing Well

Chicago, IL. (11/2-5/2006)
• Meta-Metaphors and the Essence of Leadership
• Complexity Science and Leadership: Principles for Herding Butterflies

Amsterdam, Netherlands. (10/31-11/6/2005)
• Meta-Metaphors and the Triune Nature of Leadership

Washington, DC. (11/4-6/2004)
• A Prosopography on 12 Influential Leaders: A Case Study on Developing Exemplary Leaders

Organization for Educational Historians
Kansas City, MO. (10/4-10/5/2019)
• The First Experiment in Mass Higher Education: Prelude and Postlude and Policy Implications

Chicago, IL. (10/5-10/6/2018)
• A Case for Collective Biographies: The Art and Science of Prosopographical Research

Chicago, IL. (09/25-26/2015)
• Elusive Nominations for the Most Influential Educators from the 20th Century: Evidence for the Eclectic Nature of Education in the United States
Chicago, IL. (10/4-5/2013)
• Prosopography: Discovering the One Story of the Many

Chicago, IL. (10/5-6/2012)
• The History of Wisdom: Its Demise and Resurgence

Chicago, IL. (09/17-18/2010)
• Education as a Complex Adaptive System: Continuity and Contingencies in Education (Keynote Address)

Other
Society for the Study of Curriculum History, Denver, CO. (04/23-24/2025)
• A Brief History and Case for The Curricular Use of Epistolary Didactic Literature

Philosophy, Religion, and Worldview Virtual Conference, Seeking the Sacred. (06/27/2024)
• The Sacred and the Secular: An Important Distinction Without a Difference

Evangelical Theological Society Far West Regional Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. (04/05/2024)
• The Ethiopian Eunuch and Queen of Sheba: A Two-Part Narrative of the Wisdom Motif in Scripture

Society for the Study of Curriculum History, Chicago, IL. (04/12/2023)
• The History of the Stockdale Course at the Naval War College: A Case Study for Teaching Moral Philosophy

Society for the Study of Curriculum History, San Diego, CA. (04/20/2022)
• Competing Logics in American Higher Education: Their Sources and Impact on the Undergraduate Curriculum

International Leadership Association International Webinar. (01/26/2022)
• A Primer on How to Understand, Acquire, Practice, and Teach Wisdom

Philosophy, Religion, and Worldview Virtual Conference, On Personhood. (03/11/2021)
• Compelling Clues to Personhood: Universal Sirens Throughout History

Philosophy, Religion, and Worldview Regional Conference, Riverside, CA. (03/19-20/2018)
• A Primer on Wisdom: Becoming Skilled at Living

International School Leadership Symposium, Zug, Switzerland. (09/26-28/2013)
• A Call for the Return of Wisdom: Schools at Their Finest

History of Education Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL. (11/6-9/2008)
• Prelude and Postscript: Reform in Context: Before-Life and After-Life
• The Whole Story: Making Systemic Sense of the Chronic Crisis

Paris International Conference on Education, Economy & Society, Paris, France. (06/17-19/2008)
• How and Why the Pendulum of Educational Reform in America Swings Chaotically: An Alternative Explanation and Respective Implications




California Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Dana Point, CA. (11/29/2007)
• Has Anything Changed? The 50th Anniversary of Life Magazine’s Five-Part Series on the Crisis in Education
• How and Why the Educational Reform Pendulum Swings: Implications for Policy Planning and Implementation

School Leadership Symposium and International Seminar, Erfurt, Germany. (09/26-10/01/2006)
• Challenges and Principles for Educational Leadership and Policy Reform in the Context of Complexity: Establishing Predictable Patterns of School Policies

National Faculty Leadership Conference, Washington, DC. (06/24-27/2004)
• Enthused (Εν·Θεος) Scholarship: Christian Metaphysics and Epistemology

Trinity Evangelical Free Church, Redlands

Spending time with family
Playing tennis
Traveling

Deuteronomy 6:4-9
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates."