Mastering Teacher Leadership
Read the case study Mastering Teacher Leadership.
Answer questions 1 and 2 at the end of the case study.
1. Build the management-research question hierarchy for this opportunity.
Research question hierarchy
1) Management Dilemma- Due to the large number of University’s within the area raises concern if developing another Master’s program would be successful.
2) Management Question- Would creating a new Masters of Arts degree program for Wittenberg University be beneficial to the school and the surrounding communities?
3) Research Questions- What are the needs of the various school districts? How can these needs be implemented and focused into Wittenberg University Masters of Arts program? What are the desired steps to develop an effective educational program?
4) Investigative Questions- Is there a demand for another Master’s of Arts program in the area?
5) Measurement Questions- How many teachers needing to receive their master’s degree would consider this program for their continual education?
2. Evaluate the appropriateness of the exploratory stage of the research design.
This particular case used a communicative research design. By using focus groups consisting of local educational professionals and a mailed survey the University was able to collect the required data. The focus group narrowed in on the elements needed to build a strong program and determined the likelihood of its success. The distribution of the survey was a cost effective way to reach out to a large number of teachers in and around the area to receive and test the demand for the program. Although, out of 2,000 questionnaires only 763 surveys were returned giving it a total of 31.8 percent response success I do believe both methods of the exploratory stage were fitting and appropriate for the data needed as the best way to measure the addition of the