Stephen F. Austin State University’s Dr. Amanda M. Rudolph, professor of education studies in the James I. Perkins College of Education, was selected to participate in the inaugural Inquiry Initiative sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators.
Rachelle Rogers, president of the association, described the rationale behind the development of the new program.
“The Association of Teacher Educators is committed to exploring the ways in which education scholars and practitioners can impact the teaching and learning challenges of our time,” she said. “The Inquiry Initiative is a unique, sustainable and collaborative structure that we believe can have a big impact.”
The initiative aims to cultivate and support collaborative research inquiries across geographic and institutional contexts over a three-year span. Imagined as an alternative to the traditional “drive-thru” mode of professional engagement available through many academic conferences, the initiative will include sustainable professional partnerships that result in pedagogical innovations, research and policies.
