Scholar-Practitioners Leading Equitable Change With Improvement Science (Table 15)

• In Event: Thursday Roundtable Session 10:50 am

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Doctoral students in one EdD program were used Improvement Science (IS) as the required methodology in their dissertations in practice. The scholar-practitioners, who serve as leaders in K-12, community college, and university contexts, used IS to create improvement initiatives designed to dismantle inequitable student outcomes within their institutions. Each author will present the findings of the first cycles of improvement as well as discuss the challenges they faced as leaders doing equity work in spaces that were not particularly amenable to equity-based change.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Improvement Science in Education

Chair

• Emily E. Virtue, Western Carolina University

Papers

• Improving Equity-Mindedness in Community College Services - Rebecca Childs, Western Carolina University

• Supporting Teachers for the Successful Inclusion of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Christina Armfield, Western Carolina University

• Creating a Sense of Belonging in the University Admissions Process - Mike Langford, Western Carolina University