Building Educational Leadership Capacity through a Graduate Action Research Course

Autor/in	Terry, Kellie
Titel	Building Educational Leadership Capacity through a Graduate Action Research Course
Quelle	(2010), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Research Design; Action Research; Leadership Training; Instructional Leadership; Teaching Methods; Educational Administration; Inquiry; Educational Practices; Participatory Research; Instructional Design; Research Methodology; Course Content; Course Descriptions; Research Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Forschungsdesign; Projektforschung; Führungslehre; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Bildungspraxis; Forschungstätigkeit; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Kursprogramm; Kursstrukturplan; Forschungsleistung
Abstract	Educational leadership programs face increased pressure to ensure graduates are prepared (Barnett, 2004; Bass, 1990; Yukl, 2002) to guide progress toward student achievement targets. The ISLLC [Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium] Policy Standards (2008) uphold the importance of inquiry in leading school improvement. However, researchers question whether graduate students receive effective instruction in practice-based inquiry (Clark & Clark, 1996; Levine, 2005). Consequently, an important challenge for faculty is learning how to design and teach practice-based inquiry to increase students' leadership capacity. This study explores how a graduate practitioner research course affects students' capacity to assume educational leadership roles. Within a participatory action research design, mixed methods are used to collect and analyze data on course design, activities, student participation and learning. Findings suggest a course utilizing a practicum approach to help students learn, practice, and reflect on leading school-based inquiry increases students' leadership capacity. Recommendations are outlined for action research courses offered in educational leadership preparation programs. (Four tables are included in article to describe student participants, data collection methods and sources, coded data, and student evaluations.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10