Our Research
Our research focuses on exploring methods for amplifying the engineering educational change efforts at HSIs by 1) making visible the experiences of engineering instructional faculty at HSIs and 2) designing, implementing, and evaluating a leadership development model for engineering instructional faculty, thereby 3) equipping and supporting these faculty as they lead educational change efforts.
With this in mind, our project team, which is comprised of educational researchers, engineering instructional faculty, instructional designers, and graduate students from three HSIs (two majority-minority, one emerging HSI), seeks to address the following research questions:
1) What factors impact the self-efficacy and agency of EIF at HSIs to engage in educational change initiatives that encourage culturally responsive, evidence-based teaching within their classrooms, institutions, or beyond?
2) What are the necessary competencies for EIF to be leaders of this sort of educational change?
3) What individual, institutional, and professional development program features support the educational change leadership development of EIF at HSIs?
4) How does engagement in leadership development programming impact EIF educational leadership self-efficacy and agency toward developing and using culturally responsive and evidence-based approaches at HSIs?