Program Info & Application

Application Process Checklist

  1. Review the program and Fellow expectations below
  2. Complete and submit your online application
  3. Check your inbox for the link to your dedicated Dropbox folder
  4. Print out the permission form and ask your Head of School/President/Principal to sign it
  5. Record your two-minute video a) introducing yourself including your name, school, and position; b) sharing why you chose to become a teacher; and c) describing briefly why you are applying to become a part of the Global Action Research Collaborative on Girls’ Education and what you hope to get out of the program
  6. Upload your permission form and video to your Dropbox folder

Applications for the 2022-2023 cohort are now closed. Questions? Contact Natalie Demers.


Benefits & Expectations of the Program

Professional Development
  • Training in and conducting action research that can be shared with other faculty in the school.
  • Providing a program for teachers to reflect on how they operate, teach and assess how girls learn best.
  • Writing a formal research paper and presenting during the annual NCGS Conference or Global Forum.
  •  Opportunities to present at other regional or national programs in home country and abroad.
Networking
  • Working and learning with teachers from girls’ schools in other countries.
Institution
  • Demonstrating a school’s thought leadership and providing a platform for showcasing the ongoing work in developing best practices for teaching girls.
  • Creating an environment among faculty members where research is incorporated in best and reflective practice.
  • Retention tool for teachers eager to grow.
  • Improve student outcomes at the school.

Expectations of Fellows

  • This action research program is an introduction to action research undertaken with a single class/group of students. Fellows are required to have regular and frequent meetings with their students during the research period.
  • Currently teaching classes at a girls’ school.
  • Actively participates in the program with support of the Head of School/Principal/President.
    • Monthly online training meetings
    • Twice a month online meetings with Research Advisor
  • Participate in the NCGS Conference and training workshop in June of the first year and the following year’s NCGS Conference for presentation of findings.
  • Follow the guidelines and deadlines for action research process including assignments, research and writing deadlines and submissions.
  • Outcomes include an original written research report, poster outlining study and findings, recorded presentation of findings, and in-person presentation during annual NCGS Conference or Global Forum. View the “Intellectual Property and Acknowledgements” as pertaining to final research reports.
  • If multiple teachers from the same school submit applications, the schools will need to rank order the applications.

Cost to School

  • Participation in two consecutive NCGS conferences for required training and presentations. School is responsible for registration fees, travel expenses, accommodations, and all other associated expenses.
  • Purchase of action research text: Craig A. Mertler, Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators (6th Edition)
  • Support or release time for conducting research and writing research report during the academic year.

Questions?

Contact Natalie Demers, Director of Research Initiatives & Programs.