Connection: Research to Expertise

The goal to help educators learn the most effective ways that people learn and communicate led superintendant Roger Woehl to the crafting of an innovative doctoral studies partnership with the UO College of Education, forming the West Linn-Wilsonville School District’s “own research think tank” working with members of the educational leadership faculty.

This connection allows the district’s practicing professionals to focus the research required for their doctoral degrees on studies relevant to their district’s needs. “UO faculty has a great deal of knowledge about how to design and structure research and how to create applications of that knowledge in design of a system for instruction,” says Woehl. “The structure provided by the UO program and the shared commitment to this research with the UO faculty is invaluable for our district.”

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