Elizabeth Hodge PhD

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The role of the Center for Scholarship in
Education at East Carolina University

• Elizabeth Hodge PhD
• College of education
• East Carolina university

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Purpose

• The Center for Scholarship (CSE) in Education in
  the College of Education at East Carolina
  University serves the faculty by assisting them
  in their scholarly endeavors.
• The presentation will provide some details
  regarding the nature and effects of the CSE and
  how such entities can assist other universities
  and the surrounding communities who benefit from
  the research and scholarship resulting from
  universities serving their region.

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Objective

• The objective of the Center for Scholarship in
  Education in the College of Education at East
  Carolina University is simply to support East
  Carolina University College of Education faculty
  in their production of scholarship, research, and
  creative activity focusing on educational policy
  and practice both within and beyond Eastern North
  Carolina.
• Notably, this mission affects scholarship within
  the university in order to better meet the needs
  of schools and communities within the region of
  Eastern North Carolina. Thus, the impact of the
  CSE goes far beyond the walls of the university.
• Scholarship initiated by College of Education
  faculty routinely address the needs of
  communities, families, parents, teachers, and
  students within numerous counties. As
  scholarship increases, so does the outreach of
  the university to the communities. As more
  faculty become involved in research, more student
  needs are met and communities are strengthened.

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Rationale

• The philosophical premise behind the development
  of the CSE is that in most cases the
  infrastructure to support the scholarship of each
  individual faculty member already lies within the
  community of scholars in the College of Education
  and East Carolina University at large and among
  existing professional contacts with others
  outside of the university. Unfortunately, with
  the growth of the College and university, many
  faculty are unaware of the scholarship and
  research foci of others, even those within their
  own programs and departments. The CSE seeks to
  facilitate collaborations among faculty to the
  end of enhancing scholarship, research, and
  creative activity conducted by all faculty.
• This philosophy which states that the
  infrastructure of the university community is
  most often sufficient to meet its internal needs,
  if the combined talents of the faculty are
  harnessed to work together and toward a mission,
  parallels the message which the College of
  Education hopes to promote to communities. Most
  often, communities have within them countless
  talented and concerned people who have only to
  cohere and work together to find solutions to the
  concerns within their own communities.
  University faculty often work within these
  communities to help them find this cohesiveness
  and focus their efforts to solve particular
  problems.
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Methods

• CSE provides support to faculty in a variety of
  methods
• CSE Meeting Facilities
• CSE Departmental Meetings
• CSE New Faculty Orientation
• CSE Collaboration/Team Meetings

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Methods

• CSE Workshops/Training
• CSE Research Material
• CSE Statistical Support
• CSE Grant Material
• CSE Journal Resources
• CSE Data

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Methods

• CSE Request Center
• CSE Individual Meetings

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Methods

• Research Associate

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Results

• In only the first two years of the CSE, we have
  witnessed increased faculty collaboration,
  increased publications, and increased focus on
  the mission of the college and university.
• Altogether, these increases are spawning
  additional outreach to schools and communities in
  the region. Faculty are motivated to continue
  their work as they are both able to collaborate
  with others and can see definite impact of their
  work on students and teachers. Thus, the
  practice of scholarship becomes even more
  rewarding.

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Conclusion

• The CSE has been instrumental in affecting and
  increasing faculty scholarship and moving the
  college toward increased status as a research
  university.
• Communities have been strengthened. Other
  universities in North Carolina are now
  considering such a model to help both their
  faculty and the communities they serve.
  Summarily, the CSE has been a blessing both
  within East Carolinas College of Education and
  to countless others beyond our walls.

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Questions/Contact Information

• Elizabeth M. Hodge Ph.D.
• Associate Director
• Center for Scholarship in Education
• East Carolina University
• hodgee_at_ecu.edu
• [phone]