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QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK

HBCU-UP/TCUP Fundamentals of Education Research Workshop

Four Points by Sheraton BWI Airport Hotel • 7832 Elm Road • Baltimore, MD 21240

Friday and Saturday, September 30-October 1, 2011

 

Friday, September 30 –Research Fundamentals

AM

 

8:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Chesapeake

9:00

Opening Plenary Session                                                                                                                       

               Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions

                     Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

 

 

9:15

Plenary Session: Research in STEM Education

(Background and Context (Its origins, development, and guiding principles);    

 Educational Research Standards)

Presenter: Cheryl Leggon, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy

                   Georgia Institute of Technology, and QEM Consultant

 

 

10:00

Break

 

10:15

Plenary Session: Research Design – Asking the Right Question

            (What is meant by Research Design? What attributes should a research

  question satisfy so that the question is deemed important to ask? What are some   

  of the common forms/types of research questions?)

Presenter: Emorcia Hill, Director, Research and Evaluation

                    Converge, Office for Diversity and Community Partnership

                    Harvard Medical School, and QEM Consultant

 

 

 

11:00

Four Concurrent Follow-up Working Group Sessions on Asking the Right Question

                        Participants assigned to four Working Group Tables [see Assignment Sheet]

                        identify/formulate significant research question(s) for assigned case studies

 

                    Working Group I (Case Study I - Kimberley Freeman)                                             

                    Working Group II (Case Study II - Gerunda Hughes)                                                

                    Working Group III (Case Study III -Emorcia Hill)                                                  

                    Working Group IV (Case Study IV - Cheryl Leggon)                                    

 

 

 

 

 

Carlton

Scott

Chesapeake II

Chesapeake I

 

NOON

 

12:00

Working Luncheon Buffet                                                                                    

                   Working Groups Report and Wrap-up Discussion on Asking the Right Question

 

Chesapeake

1:30

Plenary Session  - Methods of Educational Research                                            

                        (Most common methods in educational research; purpose and review of various

                                      methods: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods; controversies and

                                      ethical considerations related to methods; and research instruments)

               Presenter: Kimberley Freeman, Associate Professor, School of Education

                               Howard University, and QEM Consultant

 

Chesapeake

2:15

Four Concurrent Working Group Sessions  - Methodology

                 (Working Groups outline methods and instruments to be used, based on Case Studies)

 

                    Working Group I (Case Study I - Kimberley Freeman)                                             

                    Working Group II (Case Study II - Gerunda Hughes)                                                

                    Working Group III (Case Study III -Emorcia Hill)                                                  

                    Working Group IV (Case Study IV - Cheryl Leggon)                                    

 

 

 

 

Carlton

Scott

Chesapeake II

Chesapeake I

 

3:15

Break

 

3:30

Plenary Session: Data Collection and Data Analysis                                              

               Presenter:  Gerunda Hughes, Associate Professor, School of Education, and

                                Director, Office of Institutional Assessment and Evaluation

                                Howard University, and QEM Consultant Data Collection and Data Analysis

 

Chesapeake

4:15

Four Concurrent Working Group Sessions: Utilizing Appropriate Methods

       (Working groups reconvene and identify appropriate methodology and data

                     collection and analytical strategies for investigating the research question(s)

                     formulated during the morning session. Must provide justification for selecting

                     agreed upon methodology as well as identify specific data collection concerns

                     and ethical considerations)

                

                    Working Group I (Case Study I - Kimberley Freeman)                                             

                    Working Group II (Case Study II - Gerunda Hughes)                                                 

                    Working Group III (Case Study III -Emorcia Hill)                                                  

                    Working Group IV (Case Study IV - Cheryl Leggon)                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlton

Scott

Chesapeake II

Chesapeake I

 

5:15

Break

 

6:00

Working Dinner                                                                                                    

   Working Groups Report on Appropriate Methodology, Wrap-up Summary of Research

                        Methods and Day’s Work

 

Chesapeake

7:30

Adjournment

 

 

Saturday, October 1 – Issues in Educational Research

 

AM

8:00

Buffet Breakfast

Chesapeake

8:30

Plenary Session:  Research at the K-12 Level – Considerations and Challenges       

             Presenter: Gerunda Hughes, QEM Consultant

Chesapeake

 9:15

Plenary Session: Implementation, Research, and Evaluation                                

                        (Is there unavoidable tension and/or conflict?  What is the role of research in

                                     implementation?  What is the role of evaluation in research? What is the role of

                                     evaluation in implementation?  Can a researcher wear both hats?)

               Presenter: Emorcia Hill, QEM Consultant

 

Chesapeake

10:15

Break

 

10:30

            Four Concurrent Working Group Sessions: Implementation, Research, and Evaluation

                        (Using assigned case studies from Day One, Working Groups are to develop

                                     evaluation questions and distinguish between the research and evaluation

                                     questions formulated)

 

                    Working Group I (Case Study I - Kimberley Freeman)                                             

                    Working Group II (Case Study II - Gerunda Hughes)                                              

                    Working Group III (Case Study III -Emorcia Hill)                                                  

                    Working Group IV (Case Study IV - Cheryl Leggon)                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlton

R2101

Chesapeake II

Chesapeake I

 

11:30

 

Plenary Session: Working Groups Report on Implementation, Research, and Evaluation

 

NOON

Working Lunch and Plenary Session                                                                      

                           Plenary Session – The Socio-cultural Context of Research in STEM Education

               Presenter: Cheryl Leggon, QEM Consultant

Chesapeake

 

1:00

Plenary Session – Research in Undergraduate STEM Education                               

(Student Learning and Motivation, Program Intervention, and

  Instructional Methodologies)

Presenter: Kimberley Freeman, QEM Consultant

 

Chesapeake

1:30

Plenary Session: Staying Current in the Field                                                         

Presenter: Emorcia Hill, QEM Consultant

 

Chesapeake

2:00

 

Break

 

2:15

Plenary Session: Dissemination of Research Findings                                            

            (The Role of Peer Review; Getting Published)

            Presenter: Gerunda Hughes, QEM Consultant

 

Chesapeake

2:45

Plenary Session: Potential Funding Sources                                                         

             Presenter: J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

Chesapeake

3:15

Closing Comments from Participants, QEM Consultants, and QEM Staff

 

Chesapeake

3:30

Adjournment