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Implementing Academic and Behavior Strategies
Core Function: Professional Training, Research and Evaluation
This doctoral leadership program builds on a strong existing doctoral program at the University of Washington and develops a program of study and experience that produces leaders in special education who are committed to solving issues of practice and implementation related to the academic and behavioral difficulties of students. The program has a particular focus on the needs of students with disabilities in high-needs, urban schools.
The framework for this program is the integrated fieldwork of leadership fellows in the Ackerly Partner Schools Network, a group of 24 elementary, middle and high schools that serve racially-diverse, poverty-impacted communities in the Puget Sound area. While students increase their depth of knowledge in the areas of research, teaching, and practice through coursework, the field experiences will impact the research questions and teaching practices by identifying and recognizing the organizational variables that facilitate implementation of the evidence-based strategies in these high-need schools.
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