EDLD 720 - Qualitative Inquiry for Social Justice

Units: 3
Engage with multiple methods of qualitative inquiry to promote social justice. Examine constructivist, critical, and gender-influenced approaches to three main research designs: Case study, ethnography, and action/participatory research. Conduct a community-based mini-research project.

Prerequisites: EDLD 705.
Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Use multiple forms of reflection to analyze a current problem in educational leadership and demonstrate focused, ethical behavior (1.1).
Demonstrate skills for effective collaborative group work (e.g., inquiry, dialogue, facilitation) and assess use of collaborative structures in multiple contexts (1.3).
Demonstrate understanding of how knowledge is constructed in education and related fields (8.1).
Identify and analyze theoretical and ethical issues in knowledge construction and research practice (8.2).
Identify, consult, and analyze the range of information producers and stakeholders for educational issues (8.3).
Identify and analyze multiple perspectives that inform educational issues.
Identify and analyze gaps and biases in professional knowledge (8.4).
Assess research design, claims, evidence, validity, and value in theoretical and ethical context (8.5).
Assess research design, claims, evidence, validity, and value in context of educational organizations, systems, and communities (8.6).
Identify and analyze multiple research designs to best address gaps in knowledge (8.7).
Design and apply appropriate research methodology in framing and carrying out inquiry.
Exhibit commitment to the role of practitioner-researcher as demonstrated by use of multiple avenues to create and share knowledge about local, state, and national educational issues (8.8).
Demonstrate proficiency in academic writing genres, including logical argumentation, coherent organization, and appropriate sentence structures (9.1).
Assess, evaluate, and synthesize evidence to support an argument (9.2).
Demonstrate proficiency in written and oral communication with practitioner audiences, including evaluation reports and summarizing/presenting research (9.3).