Teaching Critical Inquiry and Applied Research

Acknowledgments

Dedication

Foreword by Johnny Saldaña

Introduction by Christopher Benedetti and Amanda Covarrubias 

Chapter 1. Developing EdD Students’ Critical Inquiry Abilities Using Action Research by Ray R. Buss

Chapter 2. Scaffolding the Research Process: Mitigating Imposter Syndrome Before the Dissertation by Ryann N. Shelton, Nicholas R. Werse, and Brenda K. Davis

Chapter 3. Demystifying Research Methods for EdD Students: A Practical Inquiry Approach by Eric Ludwig

Chapter 4. Empowering Leadership Through an Engaged Pedagogy to a Leadership Theory Classroom by Kevin J. Bazner and J. Suzy Ponton

Chapter 5. “I Am Not Wrong:” Eliminating the Traditional Gaze From Black Feminist Practitioner-Oriented Dissertation Research by Marquita D. Foster, Danelle Adeniji, Lovis M. Nelson-Williams, Rashonda D. Harris, and Ashley Gibson

Chapter 6. Roads Toward Scholarly Practice: Applied Research in the Educational Leadership EdD by Vincent Cho, Martin Scanlan, and Julia Carlson

Chapter 7. Applied Research Methods for Continuous Improvement Inquiry Practices in an EdD Program by Margaret Terry Orr

Chapter 8. The Practitioner Inquiry Course Sequence: Centering Improvement Science in the Design of an EdD Program by Sarah A. Capello, Edwin Nii Bonney, and Maxwell Yurkovsky

Chapter 9.  Intentionality and Application of Andragogy to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Relevancy by Corinna R. Kaul

Chapter 10. Designing Research Curriculum to Connect Theory, Research, and Practice in an Online Professional Doctorate by Swapna Kumar, Kara Dawson, Albert D. Ritzhaupt, Maya Israe, Pasha Antonenko, and Brian Robert Taberski

Chapter 11. The Realistic Heuristic by Brian Robert Taberski

Chapter 12. Designing Dissertation Courses for the Dissertation in Practice: Both Dissertation and Practice by Nicholas R. Werse, Sandi Cooper, Jessica Padrón Meehan, and Laila Y. Sanguras

Chapter 13. The Dissertation in Practice and the Responsible Conduct of Research by Carla Thompson and Joan Nkansah  

About the Authors

Index

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Christopher Benedetti

Christopher Benedetti, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he teaches research methods and dissertation writing courses in the Doctor of Education program. His research interests include K-12 school leader behaviors and dispositions, equitable K-12 school leader preparation and development, and innovative research methodologies. Dr. Benedetti has presented, both nationally and internationally, and published on a variety of topics, including leader preparation and succession, teacher burnout and satisfaction, college student ethics, research methods, and adult learning in online and virtually simulated settings. He also co-edited the book, Sports and K-12 Education. He is a former middle school language arts teacher, basketball coach, and elementary school principal.

Amanda Covarrubias

Amanda Covarrubias was born and raised in Weslaco, Texas. Growing up, her mother emphasized the importance of education. It was this core value that motivated Amanda’s educational career. She moved to Kingsville, Texas to attend college, obtaining both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. Amanda currently resides in South Texas with her husband, Jeremy, and two children Hurley and Priscilla, with another on the way. She works as an elementary teacher and is pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership. Amanda is interested in continuing her research by focusing on K-12 education topics and how to better serve students.