High quality public education is a critical component in ensuring the successful future of our community and economy in the greater Knoxville region. Maintaining and enhancing the quality of public education that the residents of our region have long enjoyed will be dependent upon our ability to identify, develop and support talented leadership in our [...]
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) seeks to excel in preparing effective leaders for PreK-12 schools and colleges, researchers and policy scholars involved in state, regional, and national study of major policy issues related to schools and colleges, educational leaders for active participation in policy dialogue affecting the purpose and performance of [...]
The Institute for Assessment and Evaluation is an applied research and development community in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. IAE is dedicated to developing and implementing effective strategies and technologies for assessing and evaluating programs, services, and organizations. IAE offers evaluation—program, project, and organizational—and related assessment services for higher education institutions, P–12 [...]
The Small Online Argument and Reflection Research Group (SOAR) is a research team dedicated to enhancing undergraduate students’ learning experiences in large lecture-based undergraduate courses through computer-mediated small online argument and reflection groups using weblogs and other innovative communications technologies. The SOAR Research Group seeks to develop new teaching strategies to enhance student learning in [...]
