Expanding Educational Opportunities via Research in Fragile Communities
Location
School Choice and Educational Opportunities - Preston 2
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
Research that is action- and impact-based impacts the lives of those most challenged. By expanding research opportunities to other stakeholders beyond those typically found in higher education (i.e. teacher researchers, parent researchers, etc.) we are better able to deploy bottom-up strategies that provide us with a better understanding of how to expand educational opportunities, access, models, and innovations in the K-12 via individual narratives. The purpose of this study is to share 'best practice' models about research proliferation and to engage participants in understanding the important role that research dissemination may have on the lives of those living in fragile communities.
Keywords
educational opportunity, K-12, fragile communities, bottom-up approaches
Professional Bio
Dr. Kathaleena Edward Monds is a Professor of Management Information Systems and has worked from 2008-2018 with K-12 teachers teaching them economics. During that time she was selected by the GaDoE to help identify open-source economic education materials for use my families. In addition, she was able to drive to the various 23-county areas in rural, southwest Georgia to learn firsthand the lack of educational opportunities that exist. As such, in 2018 she was awarded funds to launch the Center for Educational Opportunity at Albany State University to support research that helped to understand barriers to high-quality education. She has homeschooled four children, three of which attended college on full scholarships. She worked more than 10 years in business and industry before joining higher education in 2000.
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Monds, Kathaleena E., "Expanding Educational Opportunities via Research in Fragile Communities" (2019). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 4.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2019/2019/4
Expanding Educational Opportunities via Research in Fragile Communities
School Choice and Educational Opportunities - Preston 2
Research that is action- and impact-based impacts the lives of those most challenged. By expanding research opportunities to other stakeholders beyond those typically found in higher education (i.e. teacher researchers, parent researchers, etc.) we are better able to deploy bottom-up strategies that provide us with a better understanding of how to expand educational opportunities, access, models, and innovations in the K-12 via individual narratives. The purpose of this study is to share 'best practice' models about research proliferation and to engage participants in understanding the important role that research dissemination may have on the lives of those living in fragile communities.
