Research Agenda and Framework
Research Agenda and Framework
Conceptual Framework:
Undergirding all educational practice is the importance of values and ethics. Educators must maintain a high ethical focus grounded in democratic values, working for both the individual and public good. Values include perspectives of justice, critique, care, and community. Framed within the contexts of power and authority, ethics inform educator training, curriculum design, and school structures.
Research Themes:
•The moral, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of PK-12 Educational Leadership
•Teacher pre-service and in-service education
•Ethics and Curriculum reform
•Ethics and school structures
•The deep and often contentious meanings ascribed to both diversity and democracy.
Active Projects:
- What are significant ethical challenges faced by educators who work in rural schools? Jim Lane, Yvonne Hefner, Karyn Scott; What significant ethical challenges did students and educators face in the Virgin Islands after widespread devastation wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017? Jim Lane, Alyncia Bowen, Shaquanah Robinson, Denise Rattigan, Blinda Moses
- How do teachers use technology in middle school (6-8) classrooms to support learning while maintaining clear boundaries among teachers, students, and parents/guardian? Karen Johnson, Michelle Hill, Jay Familant
- Institutional racism in education. Karen Johnson, Patricia Akojie, Marie Smith, Barbara Bowers, LaShonda Reid, Jane Schumer
- What are the ethical decision-making processes of teachers in the classroom when addressing issues of micro-aggression and micro-assault? Cheryl Burleigh, April Lash, Teresa Lao
- What are educators' perceptions of ethics in virtual immersive educational settings? Patty Steel, Jack Avella, Liz Young
- What are AR/VR designers' perceptions of ethics in virtual educational applications? Patty Steele, Myrene Magabo, Margaret Kroposki, Liston Bailey