Candidates complete a capstone project that reflects research around an educational problem of practice. While projects may take a variety of forms (action research, issue-focused study, case study, professional development), the product for all projects is a research paper. This course will prepare students to:
Describe a problem of practice within a school or classroom setting
Write a research question(s) of appropriate scope to explore a problem of practice within a school or classroom setting
Synthesize existing research into a literature review
Determine and describe appropriate research design, methodology, and methods to effectively explore research question(s).
Interpret and analyze data and/or research
Make recommendations for the problem of practice that are connected to research and data
