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Required
Readings
The dynamic nature of a website allows readings
from current events to be added as the semester progresses, so
you are expected to check the website each week. If you print
it out at the beginning of the semester and never look at the
live website again, you are bound to miss something. Many texts
are excerpted and available on WebCT. Please bring readings to
class on the day for which they are assigned.
Books
and Course Packets
Maxwell, J. A. (2005). Qualitative research
design: An interactive approach (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage. ISBN 0-7619-2608-9.
Note: some of you may have the older edition of
Maxwell (1st edition, 1996, ISBN 0803973292). We'll work with
whichever edition you have.
McMillan, J. H., & Schumacher, S. (2006). Research
in education: Evidence-based inquiry (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn
& Bacon. ISBN 0205455301. (Referred to as MS on the schedule.)
This book has a companion website with research databases and
weblinks, the Research
Navigator. It requires that you register with an access code
from your textbook.
Note: some of you may have the older edition of
McMillan and Schumacher (5th edition, 2001, ISBN 0-321-08087-4).
We'll work with whichever edition you have. There are quizzes
and web resources for the 5th edition at the publisher's website
for the book.
There are also two course packets available from
the ISU bookstore. One
is of related course readings (referred to as CP). The other is
the official Data-Driven Leadership manual from the Iowa Department
of Education (referred to as DDL). If you have taken DDL before,
you may already have those materials and don't need to buy them
again.
Articles (most in
course packet)
Adams, M. (1990). The
dead grandmother/exam syndrome and the potential downfall of American
society. The Connecticut Review(Summer), 70-74.
American Educational Research Association. (2000).
Ethical standards
of AERA.
Ames Community School District. (2004). Conducting
research.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.Research
evaluation tools: Protections
from bias and Potential
Sources of Bias. (PDFs)
Carnegie Learning. (2001). Guide
to interpreting evaluations.
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Learning. (PDF)
Carnegie Learning. (2002). Results
from Moore, OK (Cognitive Tutor Research Report No. OK-01-01).
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Learning. (PDF)
Davis, M. R. (2004, December 1). Self-evaluation.
Education Week, 24, 26.
Eckman, E. W. (2004). Similarities and differences
in role conflict, role commitment, and job satisfaction for female
and male high school principals. Educational Administration
Quarterly, 40(3), 366-387.
Moynihan, D. P. (1992, February 3). North Dakota,
math country. New York Times, p. 15.
National Center for Education Statistics. (2004).
The nation's
report card: Reading highlights 2003 (No. NCES 2004-452).
Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics. pp.
1-8.
Office of Research Compliance. (2002, May 12, 2003).
Informed
consent document template.
Paradi, D. (2003). Survey
shows how to stop annoying audiences with bad powerpoint.
Tufte, E. R. (1983). The visual display of quantitative
information. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. pp, 40-41.
Tufte, E. R. (1990). Envisioning information.
Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. Pp. 43-44.
U. S. Department of Education. (2004). FY
2004 performance and accountability report. Washington, D.C.:
U. S. Department of Education. pp. 9-13.
U. S. Department of Education. (2003). Identifying
and implementing educational practices supported by rigorous evidence:
A user friendly guide. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education
Sciences.
U. S. Department of Education. (2004). Intervention
reports: Cognitive tutor.
Viadero, D. (2004, November 24). Math
programs seen to lack a research base. Education Week,
24, 1, 17.
Young, M. D., & McLeod, S. (2001). Flukes, opportunities,
and planned interventions: Factors affecting women’s decisions
to become school administrators. Educational Administration
Quarterly, 37(4), 462-502.
Calendar
Class Session |
Topic |
Assignments |
| 8/24 |
Introduction
- Course, expectations, calendar, assignments, texts,
WebCT, each other, etc.
- Existential Questions
- Key terms
- Research Examples
- Data Driven Leadership Overview
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Start thinking about your School Improvement study topic.
Please bring your DDL "overview" section and
have read O-27, "The Origins of QIC-Decide."
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| 8/27 |
Developing Research Questions: Workshop
- Q of QIC-Decide
- I of QIC-Decide
- Practice with your own RQs
- Concept maps
- Research proposal outline
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MS chapters 1-3 (skim 1), pp. 401-406 and 414-418 of
chapter 15.
Handy-dandy research proposal outline in CP
Maxwell chapters 3-5, example 5.2, table 5.1
Bring in Maxwell exercises 3.2, 4.1, and 5.2 -- we'll do
in class. |
| 8/31 |
Literature Review, Validity
- I of QIC-Decide
- Reading research quickly
- Annotated bibliographies
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Turn in assignment 3a.
MS chapter 4. Skim chapter 5.
Sample annotated bib in CP
MS 186-195, 239-250, 326-329, 407-419
Maxwell chapter 6. Bring Maxwell 6.1
Bring Eckman (CP) and Young and McLeod (CP). |
| 9/7 |
Ethics and Research Policies
- Harm, Ethics, Human Subjects/IRB
- District research policies
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ISU
Informed Consent Template (from ISU
Human Subjects website) in CP
ISU
Policy on Course-Related Subjects (not in CP)
Ethical
Standards of AERA (not in CP. Skim.)
Ames
Research Policy in CP. Check to see if your school or
district has a research policy. If so, please bring it in.
"U.S. Lab Rats" article from class.
Bring Maxwell 6.1, 3.1 (1996) or 2.1 (2005), and 5.1 --
we'll do in class.
MS 142-145, 333-335 (6th ed.) or 196-200, 420-422 (5th
ed.) |
| 9/14 |
Quantitative Studies
- C of QIC-Decide
- Workshop: designing questionnaires and items
- Checking in: individual appointments
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If you have a laptop with Excel on it, please bring it
to class.
Turn in assignment 3b. Be ready to discuss.
MS chapters 6-8
Adams (CP), Moynihan (CP)
Bring Eckman (CP)
Bring copy of assignment 3a to workshop a sample questionnaire.
You must design a questionnaire for your study and attach
it to your final paper, even if you do not use it. |
| 9/17 |
Qualitative Studies, Checking in
- Workshop: designing interview and observation protocols
- Document collection
- Continue individual appointments
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MS chapters 12-14
Sample observation and interviews and protocols in CP
Bring copy of assignment 3a to workshop sample protocols.
You must design an interview protocol for your study and
attach it to your final paper, even if you do not use it.
Bring Young & McLeod (CP) |
| 9/21 |
Finishing up DDL, Data Analysis, Presenting Data
- DDL-C exercises (presenting data)
- Decide of QIC-Decide
- Site Protocols
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Tufte (CP)
Review MS 153-159 (6th ed.) or 210-214 and 462-482 (5th
ed.), chapter 14.
NCES's Reading report card highlights (CP)
Paradi
(2003) on using Power Point (CP) |
| 9/28 |
Evaluation studies
- Designing evaluations
- Evaluating others' research
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Turn in assignment 2 and be ready to report briefly in
class on what you wrote.
MS chapter 17 (6th ed.) or 16 (5th ed.)
Fashola (CP).
Carnegie's Guide to interpreting evaluations (CP)
Davis (CP) and FY 2004 Performance Report (CP)
ASCD research evaluation tools: potential sources of bias
and protections from bias (CP)
Carnegie's Results from Moore, OK (CP)
Viadero (CP) and U.S. Dept of Ed's intervention report
on Cognitive Tutor (CP)
Look at the model final papers on WebCT. Last minute questions
about final paper. |
| 10/5 |
Keeping up with current research, Closing
- Using research in leadership
- What's good research?
- Continuing research: the doctorate
- Final project presentations
- Methods workshop
- Course evaluations
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Excerpt from U.S. Dept. of Ed's Identifying and Implementing
Educational Practices (CP) (optional: whole
report in PDF)
Iowalive website
(not in CP)
"We Believe What We Want to Believe" (not in
CP)
"Mixed Methods Research Examined" (not in CP)
Assignment 3d due.
Look at the model final papers on WebCT. Last minute questions
about final paper?
Please bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you
want your final paper mailed back to you. |
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