Instructional Resources
We are excited to share our ever-growing library of syllabi to support the teaching of improvement research in higher education! We hope that these resources will both help lower the burden of planning and implementing improvement-oriented courses as well as increase the quality of these courses. We anticipate that, as you explore these syllabi, you’ll learn from their discussions and framings of improvement work, their expansive reading lists, and their innovative assignment designs.
Our members have generously contributed their syllabi to this library, so please provide appropriate citations and attributions when making use of these resources.
Finally, we are always looking to add to our library! If you would like to submit a syllabus of your own to our collection, please use this form to upload it to us. We look forward to hearing from you!
Syllabi for Teaching Improvement Research
Masters-Level Courses:
- Eddy-Spicer, D. (2025). Leadership for Continuous Improvement. University of Virginia.
- Eddy-Spicer, D. (2025). Contemporary Issues in the Principalship Leadership Experiences, Applications, and Development (LEAD) I: School Organization. University of Virginia.
- Trautman, D. (2025). Inquiry into Practice I: Developing a Theory of Action. High Tech High Graduate School of Education.
Doctoral-Level Courses:
- Eddy-Spicer, D. (2024). Leadership for Equity and Improvement. University of Virginia.
- Hall, J. (2023). Design-based Methods and Improvement Science in Education. Fordham University.
- Hall, J. (2023). Research for Change. Temple University.
- Hayes, S. (2024). Educational Change Management: Using Improvement Science. University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- Penuel, W. (2025). Advanced Qualitative Analysis: Purposes and Methods of Design Research. University of Colorado, Boulder.
- Viano, S. (2023) Using Research to Lead School Improvement. George Mason University.