Collaborative Inquiry

• Requests for Proposals

Fall 2006 Collaborative Inquiry Projects and Teams:

"Reading Clinic - Response to Intervention (RTI) Pilot"
David Ellerd, Peggy Kirkpatrick (Humboldt State University), Margaret Flenner (Arcata Elementary), Laura Madjedi (Eureka Court/Community Schools), & Deb Nolan (College of the Redwoods)

Spring 2006 Collaborative Inquiry Projects and Teams:

"Exploring Literacy Instructional Strategies Through Lesson Study Teams"
Marsha Mielke & Anne Sahlberg (McKinleyville High School), Nikola Hobbel (English Department) & Cathleen Rafferty (Humboldt State University School of Education)

"Curriculum Support Clinic: Mathematics"
David Ellerd & Peggy Kirkpatrick (Humboldt State University), Linda Yeoman (Bloomfield Elementary), Laura Madjedi (Eureka Court & Community School), & Deb Shephard (Lafayette Elementary)

Fall 2005 Collaborative Inquiry Projects and Teams:

"Special Education Curriculum Support Clinic"
David Ellerd & Peggy Kirkpatrick (Humboldt State University), Lynda Yeoman (Bloomfield Elementary), Laura Madjedi (Eureka Court & Community School), & Deb Shephard (Lafayette Elementary)

"Picturing Iran: A Collaborative Inquiry Project on Graphic Literacy"
Nikola Hobbel (English Department) & Anne Sahlberg (McKinleyville High School)

Spring 2005 Collaborative Inquiry Project and Team:

"Academy of the Redwoods Marketing Research"
Keri Gelenian (Academy of the Redwoods), Peter Noble (School of Business/Marketing), Katie Sanderson, Andrea Williams & Ying Lor (Humboldt State University Business Students)

Fall 2004 Collaborative Inquiry Projects and Teams:

"Web-facilitated Collaborative Hands-on Teaching & Learning"
Steven J. Steinberg (ENRS), Ken Pinkerton (Zane Middle School), and Doug Renwick (HostGIS)

"Do EYH Girls Take More Math and Science?"
Mary Virnoche (Sociology), Elizabeth Eschenbach (Humboldt State University Environmental Resources Engineering), and participants from Arcata High School, Eureka High School, and Hoopa High School.

Fall 2003 Collaborative Inquiry Projects and Teams:

"P.A.C.E. (Partnerships with Adolescents for Communication Education) Project"
Tasha Sousa (Humboldt State University Communication Department) and Joan Romo (Sunny Brae Middle School)

"Supporting Teachers to Support All Students"
Sheila Rocker Heppe (Education Department), Bruce Fisher (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment - Humboldt County Coordinator), and Maureen Taylor (McKinleyville Middle School)

"Family Diversity Project"
Sally Botzler (Education Department), Diana Hendry (Sunset Elementary School), and Margaret Flenner (Sunset Elementary School Principal)

Request for Proposals

See the Center's wiki for the most recent RFP.

Collaborative Inquiry, also known as Collaborative Action Research, can have the following goals as identified by Raymond, Rafferty & Dutt (1996):

• To bridge the gap between universities and schools
• To provide opportunities for teacher enhancement
• To stimulate classroom reform
• To enhance the professional status of teaching
• To improve teaching and learning
• To generate theory and knowledge

Each Collaborative Inquiry Proposal should address the following items:

1. Names and contact information for the Collaborative Inquiry team that must be comprised of one or more Humboldt State University faculty members and one or more public school teachers, administrators, or counselors. [Projects that involve faculty from the public schools, Humboldt State University’s School of Education, and one or more of Humboldt State University's academic departments will receive special consideration.]
2. Description of the project focus/inquiry question with projected timeline, data gathering, and analysis plan.
3. Explanation of the significance of the project focus/inquiry question and how it will benefit both the school and the university.
4. Description of the plan to disseminate findings to both university and school colleagues and students. Upon project completion each team will submit a written report to the Center’s Director and will also be encouraged to share findings through the Education Colloquium series, the North Coast Education Summit, the Center’s newsletter/web site, and other dissemination venues.
5. Projected budget (maximum funding per project will be $750). Upon project completion, grant recipients will submit a brief report documenting the project and accounting for expenditures. Although money cannot be designated for travel or for stipends for the Collaborative Inquiry project members, a range of other possibilities could include:
   • duplication of materials
   • purchase of books or other project-related materials
   • refreshments to sustain Collaborative Inquiry team members as they work on the project
   • transcription of audiotapes used to collect interview data
   • hiring substitute teachers to release public school Collaborative Inquiry team members to work on the project
6. Complete and attach a Human Subjects Form (a new browser window will open). Most likely you’ll only need the Expedited Form. For successful proposals, funding will be released after Institutional Review Board approval.

See Updates and Announcements for current proposal deadline.

Usually one to two Collaborative Inquiry Projects can be funded in each cycle up to $750 each. Awardees will need to keep receipts for reimbursement for project expenses. Additional information about the proposal process, evaluation criteria, human subjects, and reimbursement is located below.

Request for Proposals (printer friendly version - Adobe Reader required)

Proposal Evaluation Criteria (printer-friendly version - Adobe Reader required)

Be sure to attach a completed Human Subjects Form. We will submit your form to Humboldt State's Institutional Review Board (IRB) as part of our screening process.

If you have questions, please contact Cathleen Rafferty at:

cdr11@humboldt.edu
phone (707) 826-3113
fax (707) 826-5868