The Tension Between Rigor and Relevance

The Tension Between Rigor and Relevance

This essay examines the tension between rigor and relevance in a newly designed EdD program in School System Leadership in a Research 1 institution. After a three-year redesign of this program that prepares students to become superintendents, our faculty continue to wrestle with questions around how...

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Veröffentlicht in:Impacting education 2023-04, Vol.8 (2), p.36
1. Verfasser: Neumerski, Christine M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Curricula
EdD
education leadership
Educational leadership
Graduate studies
improvement science
leadership preparation
Leadership training
Research methodology
research methods
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Zusammenfassung:This essay examines the tension between rigor and relevance in a newly designed EdD program in School System Leadership in a Research 1 institution. After a three-year redesign of this program that prepares students to become superintendents, our faculty continue to wrestle with questions around how to make methodology coursework meaningful, impactful, timely, and useful. This article examines the perspective of one of the EdD faculty leading the redesign of the program and concludes with lingering questions and tensions around best practices.
ISSN:2472-5889