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The Importance of the Dissertation in Practice (DiP): A Resource Guide for EdD Students, Their Committee Members and Advisors, and Departmental and University Leaders Involved with EdD Programs is the first book-length study that looks at the elements of high-quality Dissertations in Practice (DiPs). It serves as a resource for EdD students, their committee members, their advisors, and departmental or university leaders involved with EdD programs. The book can be used to improve support from key stakeholders within EdD programs for the implementation of the DiP in the development of practitioner-scholars.
The first section of the book discusses the difference between the DiP and traditional dissertations, the history of the DiP, and how the practitioner-scholar is developed through the DiP process. Next, the book describes the elements that are reflective of a high-quality DiP. Finally, it addresses a few of the unique formats that are sometimes used with the DiP, some of the practical issues with implementing the DiP, and issues of the future including the use of artificial intelligence.
The ultimate goal of The Importance of the Dissertation in Practice is to serve as a practical guide for all those involved with the DiP, reflecting the editors' and authors' experiences working with students within a variety of higher education institutions.
Perfect for courses such as: Introduction to Research Methods (doctoral level); Improvement Science; Applied Research Methods; Advanced Research Methods; Introduction to the Dissertation; Educational Evaluation; Theory of Change in Education; Educational Policy
Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction - Kimberlee K. C. Everson
Section 1: Background to Understanding the DiP
Chapter 2 - The History of the DiP: Dissertation in What?? - Jill Alexa Perry
Chapter 3 - The Practitioner-Scholar and the DiP, A Matched Pair to Redress Professional Marginalizations and Inequities - Lester A. C. Archer and Wes Cottongim
Section 2: Evaluation and Important Traits of the DiP
Chapter 4 - Evaluating the DiP: The Development of a Rubric - Lynn Hemmer, Suha R. Tamim, Kelly M. Torres
Chapter 5 - The Problem of Practice: The Core of the Practitioner-Oriented EdD Dissertation in Practice - Kofi Lomotey
Chapter 6 - Context and Conditions of the DiP - Suha R. Tamim, Chris Summers, Leslee Schauer, Veronica Ramon, and Lynn Hemmer
Chapter 7 - Knowledge that Frames the DiP: Traditional Indigenous Knowledges—A Foundation of the Dissertation-in-Practice
Walter Kahumoku III and Lori Ideta
Chapter 8 - Focal Patterns of Action - Stacy Legget
Chapter 9 - Dissertation-in-Practice Methodologies - Sarah A. Capello, Edwin Nii Bonney, and Maxwell M. Yurkofsky
Chapter 10 - The Impact of the DiP - Kelly M. Torres, Katherine Green, and Jessica Downie-Siepsiak
Section 3: Some DiP Approaches and Formats
Chapter 11 - Improvement Science: The Disquisition—A Dissertation in Practice Capstone for Developing Equity-Oriented Scholar-Practitioners - Robert Crow
Chapter 12 - Action Research and the Dissertation-in-Practice - Suha R. Tamim
Chapter 13 - The Group Dissertation: Re-thinking the Dissertation-in-Practice, Utilizing Collaborative Research Teams for Innovation - Rebecca G. Harper
Chapter 14 - Alternative Formats: Thinking Differently about Dissertations-in-Practice (DiPs) and Faculty Dissertation Mentoring - Vachel Miller and Star Brown
Section 4: Concerns and Issues
Chapter 15 - Mentoring Students - Kandy Smith
Chapter 16 - Process Issues - Maida A. Finch, Christina G. Camillo, Judith K. Franzak, Melissa M. Reid, Christine Craddock, and Rebecca L. Wivell
Chapter 17 - Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Dissertation-in-Practice - Kimberlee K. C. Everson
Chapter 18 - The Future of the DiP - Lynn Hemmer, Suha R. Tamim, Kelly Torres, and Kimberlee K. C. Everson
About the Authors
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