Dr. Margaret (Terry) Orr—Advancing Educational Leadership Preparation through Improvement Science

Dr. Margaret Terry Orr is Professor at Fordham University and EdD program director and Chair of the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy within the Graduate School of Education.

She explains that improvement science applies an inquiry approach focusing on both the problem and the solution. A key component requires the engagement and perspectives of stakeholders involved in the problem and its solutions.

Dr. Orr outlines how the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework is used to support the development of doctoral students pursuing careers in educational leadership. She shares how improvement science is applied as a program tool that aims to help the Fordham’s doctoral program, its faculty, and doctoral students to help partners schools to excel toward their desired effectiveness.

Dr. Orr explores connections to project management, design thinking, program evaluation, and action research for the implementation of improvement science in education.

Resources

Project Management and Continuous Improvement

Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate

IDEO Design Thinking

The EDUP Experience

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