Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Catalog description

The Transformative Leadership project classes provide opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in leadership-related, authentic, action-research experiences in approved settings. Balancing theory with practice, working under the mentorship of an Ed Leadership Professor and in collaboration with a superintendent or assistant superintendent, candidates will be immersed in the realities of practice and hone their research skills while solving relevant, school-based challenges. Doctoral candidates will utilize the design process in order to identify an organizational challenge, create a solution, implement, measure, and redesign as appropriate. Sessions will encompass a blended learning model where candidates will have the opportunity for face-to-face experiences with peers as well as virtual sessions and ongoing support. Learning activities are experiential and research driven, reflect the School of Education's Conceptual Framework, and are linked to the leadership paradigm advocated by the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (formerly ISLLC). This course is designed to immerse doctoral students in the analysis of interpretation of data. You will engage in the examination of data reflected to your transformative learning project. During the course, you will present and explain your research findings, outline chapters 4 and 5 of your dissertation, and write a preliminary and then final draft for chapters 4 and 5 of your dissertation. You will also give a PowerPoint presentation of your defense in preparation for your oral dissertation defense. The primary outcome of the course will be the completion of chapters 4 and 5 of your dissertation.