Quantitative Research Methods Training in Education Leadership and Administration Preparation Programs as Disciplined Inquiry for Building School Improvement Capacity

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Title

Quantitative Research Methods Training in Education Leadership and Administration Preparation Programs as Disciplined Inquiry for Building School Improvement Capacity

Abstract/Description

The quantitative research methods course is a staple of graduate programs in education leadership and administration. Historically, these courses serve to train aspiring district and school leaders in fundamental statistical research topics. This article argues for programs to focus as well in these courses on helping aspiring leaders develop skills as practitioner-scholars, including deepening their practice around data analytics, providing opportunities to read and evaluate peer-reviewed research, analyzing data using current methods, and applying findings to facilitate building evidence-based improvement cycles in their schools. Additional data leadership training should be offered for the practicing administrator, educational quantitative analyst, research specialist, and district data scientist.

Author/creator

Bowers, Alex J.

Date

2017

In publication

Journal of Research on Leadership Education

Volume

12

Issue

1

Pages

72-96

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Theoretical

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

1942-7751

DOI

10.1177/1942775116659462

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE Journals)

Open Access Article (Columbia Academic Commons)

Citation

Bowers, A. J. (2017). Quantitative Research Methods Training in Education Leadership and Administration Preparation Programs as Disciplined Inquiry for Building School Improvement Capacity. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 12(1), 72–96. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942775116659462

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