Biography and education
Khalid H. Arar, Ph.D. is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Education and Community Leadership, School Improvement Doctoral Program, College of Education at Texas State University. His international and comparative research scholarship is rooted at the nexus of social justice, equity, and diversity in educational leadership and policy. His research interests contribute to the scholarship of social justice leadership and policy, more specifically to the area of refugee welcome education. For the past two decades, he has conducted studies in the Middle East, Europe, the Mediterranean, North America, and the United States. His book: School Leadership for Refugees, was a winner of Routledge’s prestigious choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2021. He was recently awarded the title of Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University, while AERA Division A honored him with the Excellence in Research Award 2023. Prof. Arar has served on amble of international scholarly conference boards; he is on the editorial board of 12 scholarly journals editor-in-chief of Leadership and Policy in Schools, and associate editor of Journal of Educational Administration and History, and Equity in Education and Society.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Arar, K., Ozen, H., Polat, G., & Turan, S. (2025). Artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence and research integrity: a hybrid systemic review. Smart Learning Environments, 12(1), 44–62.
- Arar, K. (2025). Arar, K., Tlili, A., Schunka, L., Salha, S., & Saiti, A. (2025). Reimagining educational leadership and management through artificial intelligence: An integrative systematic review. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 24(1), 4-26. Leadership and Policy in Schools.
- Arar, K., Karadaş, H., & Culha, A. (2025). Exploring the sources of success for refugee students with high academic performance: experiences at two high schools in Southeast Turkey. Journal of Education Administration and History.
- Arar, K., Özen, H., Aslan, G., & Arar Abo Zaed, E. (2025). Between aspirations and policies: how families, schools, and the state define Generation Z’s pathways in Türkiye. International Studies in Sociology of Education.
- Joseph, S., Arar Abo Zaed, E., Schunka, L., Karaburk, H., & Arar, K. (2025). Superintendent Leadership for Teacher Retention: Combating Burnout in Teachers of Color and Fostering Well-Being Through a Social Justice Lens. Power and Education,. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/17577438251338540
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Co-recipient Linda Tillman's Racial and Social Justice Award, UVEA. November 2024 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Bridge People Award, Leadership for Social Justice SIG, AERA. April 2024 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor, West-Attica University, Athens-Greece. April 28, 2024 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Paper, Highly Commended Award for Excellence by Emerald Literati Network, Journal of Educational Management. 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity, Texas State University, Texas State University. January 2025 - June 2025
Featured service activities
- Chair
Annual Review Committee Chair
- Reviewer / Referee
External Reviewer, Promotion for the Associate Professor Position, Qatar University
- Member
CLAS PPS Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
International Journal of Leadership in Education
- Member
School Improvement SIG
- Reviewer / Referee
Education among Indigenous Palestinians in Israel: Inequalities, Cultural Hegemony and Social Change, Majid Ibrahim Al-Haj. Suny Press.