Improvement Science & the Preparation of Scholar-Practitioners with Guest Deborah Peterson, EdD

This episode features Deborah Peterson, Emerita Professor at Portland State University.  Dr. Peterson received the 2022 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award from CPED. CPED is a consortium of universities that has been working to establish the EdD as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education. Improvement science is one of the key, founding principles of CPED and Dr. Peterson has written extensively about this concept.  During this conversation, we explore Dr. Peterson’s perspective on the ways practitioners can contribute to the knowledge base of the profession and improve the quality of education.  Among her publications are  

Improvement Science as a Tool for School Enhancement:  Solutions for Better Educational Outcomes, co-edited with Susan Carlile.  

Improvement Science as a Tool for School Enhancement: Better Educational Solutions and Improvement Science: Promoting Equity in Schools.