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CPED Participants Panel: Inquiry

  1. Bill Hawley: University of Maryland
    1. Most important that we help people learn to conceptualize problems
    2. Concept mapping is a useful tool.
    3. Doctoral students need to be trained
    4. in and practice using the tools of applied research.
  2. Joe Donaldson: University of Missouri
    1. Pat of the idea of the thematic dissertation is inserting action research as a dissertation alternative
    2. We need to provide students with enough opportunities to practice inquiry skills
    3. It is vital to relate experience in the program and the capstone experience to problems of practice.
  3. Charol Shakeshaft: Virginia Commonwealth University
    1. They have not developed inquiry courses and do not intend to.
    2. Trying to keep the program separate and different from the PhD
    3. Are just starting, but are very interested in collecting data on the effectiveness and impact of the graduates.
  4. Barry Shekley: University of Connecticut
    1. Gave a list of lesions learned
    2. The major focus should be problems of practice
    3. The capstone project should build throughout the coursework, not just be at the end
    4. Developing mental models of practice is important.