Open Access“Choose Your Own Adventure”: Web-Based Case Studies of Inclusive Education as a Form of Professional Learning for School Principals
Author(s) -
Steve Sider,
Kimberly Maich,
Jacqueline Specht,
Carolyn Treadgold,
Hillary Winger
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of research on leadership education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.827
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1942-7751
DOI - 10.1177/19427751211046978
Subject(s) - adventure , process (computing) , inclusion (mineral) , adventure education , professional development , function (biology) , comparative case , pedagogy , psychology , public relations , experiential learning , computer science , political science , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , evolutionary biology , biology , operating system
We examine the process of developing web-based case studies, a novel form of professional learning for principals, specifically related to inclusive school leadership. Based on the input from 39 principals, 5 case studies were developed with branching scenarios that provided multiple options for decision-making. These “choose your own adventure” case studies were used in a special education for school administrators course with 109 participants in Ontario, Canada. We consider the authenticity of the cases, the importance of incorporating multiple perspectives, and issues related to function, form, and choice. We incorporate five lessons for developing web-based case studies.