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Howard, Joy; Derk, Kimberly; Colson, Tori

doi:10.5195/ie.2023.285

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Developing mindsets for equity-focused continuous improvement: tracing shifts in an Ed.D. program using critical improvement science

Zumpe,

Uy,

Hakouz

et al. 2024

Front. Educ.

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IntroductionTwo rising innovations in educational leadership development—using an equity lens and facilitating continuous improvement (CI)—depend upon leaders developing conducive mindsets for the work. However, little research has examined how educational leaders come to develop equity-focused CI mindsets. This is important given that countervailing habits of thinking are likely to develop within leaders’ typical work environments. This paper traces the extent to which an Ed.D. program centered around a pedagogy of critical improvement science can foster shifts from typical habits of thinking towards equity-focused CI mindsets.MethodsData consisted of 13 assignments and semi-structured interviews of six Ed.D. students participating in two parallel and interconnected courses during their first term. The two courses culminated in a common assessment: a White Paper about their equity-focused problem of practice and how their social identities shaped their understanding and role in addressing the problem. Through coding, analytic memos, and member checking, we traced patterns and shifts in students’ thinking over time around five key domains of learning: problem identification, problem diagnosis, use of evidence, social identity, and equity leadership practices.ResultsWe found emergent mindset shifts for all six participants across all learning domains. Students demonstrated new insights about problem analysis and becoming evidence-informed and user-centered, challenging their initial framing of problems through a systems approach to diagnosing problem. These insights intersected with new understandings of their social identities and practices as equity leaders as they reflected on more oppressed and privileged aspects of their identity and wrestled with new understandings that acting as equity leaders would entail disrupting power dynamics and empowering others for collective learning and action.DiscussionThe results reveal the potential of developing equity-focused CI mindsets through leadership programs that intentionally integrate methods of CI with critical analysis of one’s social identity and leadership practices amid systems of oppression.

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Developing mindsets for equity-focused continuous improvement: tracing shifts in an Ed.D. program using critical improvement science

Zumpe,

Uy,

Hakouz

et al. 2024

Front. Educ.

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Developing Educational Leaders Within an EdD Redesign That Focuses on School Improvement

Lane,

Rios,

Hickey

et al. 2024

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership

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The chapter “Developing Educational Leaders Within an EdD Redesign that Focuses on School Improvement” explores the shift in EdD programs to align with the principles and framework of improvement science. The chapter provides a historical overview of the Doctor of Education (EdD), explains the components of improvement science, including problem of practice, root cause analysis, and iterative testing, and highlights the role of data-informed decision-making and collaborative approaches in educational settings. Also discussed is the impact of CPED guidelines on the UT Tyler EdD program, with specific emphasis on the significance of the Dissertation in Practice (DiP) in bridging theory and practice. The authors explore how, by embedding these elements within an EdD program, future educational leaders are equipped to address complex challenges, implement effective interventions, and drive continuous school improvement.

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Developing mindsets for equity-focused continuous improvement: tracing shifts in an Ed.D. program using critical improvement science

Developing mindsets for equity-focused continuous improvement: tracing shifts in an Ed.D. program using critical improvement science

Developing Educational Leaders Within an EdD Redesign That Focuses on School Improvement

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