The Development of Scholar-Practitioners in an Online Doctor of Education Program

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate education online doctoral students’ perceptions of their research competency. The researchers utilized the Scholar-Practitioner Research Development Scale (Rockinson-Szapkiw, 2018) which consisted of 24 Likert-based items to assess research competency in five areas: attitude toward or value of research, critical evaluation and application of research, research knowledge, research skills, and research dissemination. Between the years of 2018-2021, improvements to perceived competency were reported for four of the five competencies. For each of the five research competencies students reported their competency at 4.0 or above (on a scale of 1- 5) each year, with students most strongly agreeing with statements related to the value of research, evaluation and application skills, and research knowledge.

Authors

• John C. Gillham, The University of Findlay

• Nicole V. Williams, The University of Findlay