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Improvement Science in Education: A Primer serves a simple but
vital purpose: it provides a comprehensive explanation about the
field of improvement science to both novices and current
practitioners. Improvement science is a methodological framework
that is undergirded by foundational principles that guide
scholar/practitioners to define problems, understand how the system
produces the problems, identify changes to rectify those problems,
test the efficacy of those changes, and spread the changes
(assuming that the change is indeed an improvement). This Primer is
specifically designed to introduce improvement science to
educational audiences. Originally employed in such fields as
engineering and health care, it has proven to be a very effective
process for improving schools. The book first explores the
philosophical and methodological foundations of improvement
science, juxtaposing it with traditional forms of research so that
clear distinctions can be drawn. It then guides the reader through
the process of improvement. By providing many examples of
strategies to achieve educational equity, the Primer illustrates
the practicality of the method as a way to deal with today's most
pressing problems in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary
education. It should be adopted in every classroom devoted to the
topic.
The Educational Leader's Guide to Improvement Science: Data, Design
and Cases for Reflection is a collection of edited chapters
illustrating applied organizational problem-solving using methods
of Improvement Science in educational leadership. Early chapters
introduce Improvement Science, along with an overview, rationale,
and challenges for exploring this emerging field. The reader is led
through a logical sequence of inquiry, presented with cases of
educational dilemma matched with principles of improvement science
and provided examples of research methodology applied in context.
Because Improvement Science research is so quickly becoming a
signature pedagogy and core subject area of inquiry in the field of
educational leadership, the literature is scant in its coverage of
improvement science models; it is the purpose of this publication
to fill the void by providing concrete examples, through case
studies, of instances where improvement research methods and
analyses can be embedded to enhance and strengthen efforts at
organizational improvement. This text concentrates on the elements
faculty, students, and administrators need; specific models where
improvement science frameworks enhance the reliability and validity
of improvement or quality enhancement efforts.
Improvement Science in Education: A Primer serves a simple but
vital purpose: it provides a comprehensive explanation about the
field of improvement science to both novices and current
practitioners. Improvement science is a methodological framework
that is undergirded by foundational principles that guide
scholar/practitioners to define problems, understand how the system
produces the problems, identify changes to rectify those problems,
test the efficacy of those changes, and spread the changes
(assuming that the change is indeed an improvement). This Primer is
specifically designed to introduce improvement science to
educational audiences. Originally employed in such fields as
engineering and health care, it has proven to be a very effective
process for improving schools. The book first explores the
philosophical and methodological foundations of improvement
science, juxtaposing it with traditional forms of research so that
clear distinctions can be drawn. It then guides the reader through
the process of improvement. By providing many examples of
strategies to achieve educational equity, the Primer illustrates
the practicality of the method as a way to deal with today's most
pressing problems in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary
education. It should be adopted in every classroom devoted to the
topic.
As the educational landscape of America continues to evolve and
diversify, college faculty and administrators must be cutting edge
in their approaches to create a variety of educational experiences
with a greater level of multicultural cognizance. Unlike in
previous generations, higher education in the 21st Century is no
longer a luxury reserved for the elite and wealthy, but is an
increasing necessity for access to labor markets. Community
colleges and universities are working hard to respond to the
demands of the labor market, by attempting to provide skills for
jobs that may not yet exist. Colleges and universities should aim
to make all of their students feel welcome and a part of the campus
being committed to celebrating differences. Additionally, filling
faculty seats with varied races, cultures, perspectives and
identities will aid in providing mentors and role models everyone
can relate to. These are some of the vital steps toward building a
campus community that helps students develop a sense of belonging
that allows them to persist and thrive in college. The scholarship
in this volume illustrates the state of multicultural education on
college and university campuses. The authors bridge foundational
knowledge with contemporary understandings; making the work both
accessible for novices and beneficial for the authorities on
multicultural education. This volume provides thoughtful discourse
on issues ranging from the racial and ethnic diversity of the
student and faculty bodies, and important topics like disability
issues, to different educational contexts such as community
colleges, HBCUs and HSI institutions.
As the educational landscape of America continues to evolve and
diversify, college faculty and administrators must be cutting edge
in their approaches to create a variety of educational experiences
with a greater level of multicultural cognizance. Unlike in
previous generations, higher education in the 21st Century is no
longer a luxury reserved for the elite and wealthy, but is an
increasing necessity for access to labor markets. Community
colleges and universities are working hard to respond to the
demands of the labor market, by attempting to provide skills for
jobs that may not yet exist. Colleges and universities should aim
to make all of their students feel welcome and a part of the campus
being committed to celebrating differences. Additionally, filling
faculty seats with varied races, cultures, perspectives and
identities will aid in providing mentors and role models everyone
can relate to. These are some of the vital steps toward building a
campus community that helps students develop a sense of belonging
that allows them to persist and thrive in college. The scholarship
in this volume illustrates the state of multicultural education on
college and university campuses. The authors bridge foundational
knowledge with contemporary understandings; making the work both
accessible for novices and beneficial for the authorities on
multicultural education. This volume provides thoughtful discourse
on issues ranging from the racial and ethnic diversity of the
student and faculty bodies, and important topics like disability
issues, to different educational contexts such as community
colleges, HBCUs and HSI institutions.
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