Kathleen Pierce-Friedman

Kathleen Pierce-Friedman received her M.S. in Education Leadership and Ph.D. in K-12 Future Studies from Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her current appointments include serving an Associate Professor at University of Arizona, Global Campus and a Senior Doctoral Chair at Grand Canyon University, Arizona. Prior to this appointment she worked for a competency-based university, as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher and assistant principal for one of the first online public schools in the United States and got her start in the teaching field teaching grades 1st-3rd at an intercity school in Sacramento, California. Her research interest include self-efficacy, isolation and online K-6th grade teaching.

Publications

The Types of Case Studies in Research and Career-Based Endeavors
The Types of Case Studies in Research and Career-Based Endeavors
Laurie Wellner, Kathleen Pierce-Friedman. © 2022. 20 pages.
This chapter focuses on the overarching components of the case study methodology in the context of research and career-based teaching and organizational learning settings. More...
Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices
Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices
Laurie Wellner, Kathleen Pierce-Friedman. © 2021. 349 pages.
Teachers in their first few years of their teaching career require high quality, structured support to begin the journey towards becoming experts. Establishing research-based...
Faculty Professional Development in Creating Significant Teaching and Learning Experiences Online
Faculty Professional Development in Creating Significant Teaching and Learning Experiences Online
Kathleen Pierce-Friedman, Laurie Wellner. © 2020. 13 pages.
Teaching in the online world means a new way of delivering content that may be abstract for some professors. When teaching online, you need to take into consideration the content...
The Types of Case Studies in Research and Career-Based Endeavors
The Types of Case Studies in Research and Career-Based Endeavors
Laurie Wellner, Kathleen Pierce-Friedman. © 2019. 26 pages.
This chapter focuses on the overarching components of the case study methodology in the context of research and career-based teaching and organizational learning settings. More...