dissertation proposal

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

dissertation proposal

Matt Hillmann | MSU, Mankato | 04.28.14
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introduction | the problem

  • Effective teachers make a difference
  • There are many effective teachers
  • There are too many ineffective teachers
  • Building principals hold the key
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PURPOSE

The purpose of the study is to investigate what barriers prevent Minnesota principals from addressing ineffective teaching.
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[Research Question]

What barriers prevent principals from enacting formal remediation plans with teachers they consider ineffective?

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significance

  • Teachers make a difference
  • Ineffective teachers make a difference
  • The public struggles to understand
  • What shackles principals?
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Limitations

It's a Minnesota thing

literature review

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Untitled Slide

An effective teacher...

  • Higher verbal ability (Goe|Pritchett|Strong)
  • High expectations (Goe|McEwan|Strong)
  • Positive relationships (McEwan|Pritchett|Strong)
  • Classroom management (McEwan|Pritchett|Strong)
  • Instructional effectiveness (Goe|Pritchett|Strong)

teaching impacts achievement

  • Sanders and Rivers
  • Hanushek
  • Strong
  • Nye, Konstantopoulos, & Larry

lasting impact

Kane and Stager
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Overcomes barriers

Sanders and Rivers
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societal benefit

Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff

ineffective teaching

Opposite Effects

Reform

  • Call for change...
  • Focus on effective teaching
  • Differentiated evaluation ratings
  • Student achievement data
  • Expand training for evaluators

Dismissal

legal modifications
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Tenure in the united states

  • Modeled after 1880s civil service laws
  • Widely misunderstood by public
  • Identified as obstacle to reform

why tenure?

Huvaere | Lakey | Baratz-Snowden
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barriers for principals

  • Time (Billot|Shellinger|Rooney)
  • Paperwork (Causey|Tucker)
  • Morale - a tricky condundrum
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Methodology

Mixed Methods | The Delphi Technique
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methodology

The Principals | Purposive Sampling

[Research Question #1]

Please describe what you consider to be the attributes of an effective teacher.

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[Research Question #2]

Please describe what you consider to be the attributes of an ineffective teacher.

[Research Question #3]

Please share your beliefs on what conditions are required to recommend an ineffective teacher for remediation.

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[Research Question #4]

Please describe the barriers that prevent you from remediating an ineffective teacher.

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Data collection

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data analysis

Validity and Reliability

Summary

Next steps

  • IRB - complete and submit this week
  • Complete pilot surveys - May
  • Recruit principals for project - May
  • Surveys - June
  • Write and revise - July and August
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thank you

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