The development and enactment of practitioner scholarship among graduates from one online Ed.D. programme

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Table 1. Participants.

Participant	Race	Approx. age	Job title	Job context
Christopher	White	45	Elementary school principal	School
Dena	White	40	Multi-tiered systems of support coach	School, out-of-classroom personnel
Jamie	White	45	University instructor	Pre-service teacher education, tertiary
Jane	White	35	Professional development coordinator	District
Jenny	White	35	Assistant principal	Online school
Katie	White	40	International project director	Consultant, Abu Dhabi Education Council
Max	White	40	Middle school teacher	Classroom
Sam	White	35	Middle school gifted coordinator	School, out-of-classroom personnel
Shayna	White	45	Elementary school principal	School
Sheila	White	38	Instructional supervisor of professional development	District
Tina	White	50	Principal	School

Table 2. Problems of practice identified by participants.

Student achievement	Closing the achievement gap ✓
	Low formative assessment results ✓
	Poor summative test score data ✓
Meeting the needs of all learners	Behaviour of one student ✓
	Working with racially diverse students and/or those living in poverty ✓✓✓✓✓
	Equity in school discipline ✓
	Student engagement in school ✓
	Meeting the needs of atypical learners ✓
	Meeting the needs of middle school students ✓✓
	Culturally-responsive teaching ✓✓✓
Meeting the needs of teachers	Adjusting to changes in assignment ✓✓ ✓
	Providing effective professional development ✓✓✓✓
	Supporting pre-service teachers ✓
	Retaining teachers ✓
Improving instructional practices	Improved lesson planning ✓
	Conducting effective running records ✓
	Improving student communication/collaboration ✓
	Implementing restorative practices ✓✓✓✓
School-wide improvement	Implementing initiatives building-wide ✓✓
	Improving a school with a low grade ✓✓
	Coordinating pull-out/push-in co-teaching ✓✓
	Working with support personnel ✓
	Choosing appropriate curricular and instructional resources ✓✓
	Communicating and collaborating with parents ✓✓
	Choosing appropriate interventions for the context ✓✓
	Negotiating conflicts between faculty members from different cultural backgrounds ✓
System-wide improvement	Effectively using instructional coaches ✓