Research

Our research approach is purposefully interdisciplinary. In particular, we build on them to preserve the power of the qualities of disciplines while integrating the strengths each offer. The ideas we pursue, the issues we consider, and the approaches we use will change over time. Specific projects and activities will change accordingly. In all our efforts, our goal is to create new ways of generating important knowledge by building and deepening new seams at the intersections across disciplines.

Research and Resources

TALENT-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

Educators are the most direct academic influence on student learning outcomes, and some of the most pressing questions in education relate to their talent management. Inspired by a progressive, future-oriented strategic human resources management approach, the Talent Centered Education Leadership Initiative is based on the premise of emphasizing the needs of educators at the forefront of those endeavors. TCELI prepares educators and scholars to be able to build leadership capacity through human, social, and cultural capital. TCELI focuses on:

  • School Development

  • Educator Recruitment and Retention

  • Workplace Diversity and Inclusion

  • Education Strategic Talent Management

FREE AND EQUAL: THE PROMISE OF RECONSTRUCTION IN AMERICA

The Talent-Centered Education Leadership Initiative (TCELI) is pleased to announce that we are the recipient of a National Endowment for Humanities award for a project titled Free and Equal: The Promise of Reconstruction in America. 

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

As an interdisciplinary research center, we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with scholars, community members or other organizations on issues of inclusion, particularly in the education workplace. If you have a project or funding opportunity that fits well with the mission of TCELI, and would like to engage with us as a research partner and/or in pursuit of funding, please complete the project proposal form.