{"id":128,"date":"2015-08-13T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:26:07","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-gray-600-background-color mirror-layout wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Our Research Projects<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">Our research tackles a variety of faculty and student interests and looks to solve some of the biggest issues facing educators today. Take a look at some of our recent research projects to see how we\u2019re advancing the field of education.<\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"\/news\/tag\/elphd\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Dig into our research<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"1500x844\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Educators in small groups meeting in a conference room\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/08\/friday-institute-2-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing the Way Leaders Think<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ELPHD students and faculty utilize <strong>applied theory, rigorous research, professional ethics<\/strong> and <strong>data-driven best practices<\/strong> to work on a wide array of research topics. Through <strong>collaboration across campus, the nation and the world<\/strong>, collective minds are put to the task of <strong>advancing leadership<\/strong> in regards to <strong>policy, higher education, counselor education and workforce development<\/strong>. This <strong>hands-on experience<\/strong> is crucial to taking learning out of the university classroom environment and <strong>into the field<\/strong> where it can be tested and improved upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ELPHD research strengths align with department concentrations: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adult &amp; Lifelong Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community College and Career Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counseling and Counselor Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The College of Education assists ELPHD researchers <strong>throughout the life of their projects<\/strong> \u2013 from identifying funding resources, project and budget planning, and analyzing and preparing requests for proposals, to partner identification and facilitation as well as internal and external proposal processing. As research makes up an essential component of the department, we are always looking for <strong>quality research partners<\/strong> and <strong>prospective<\/strong> <strong>faculty who are excited to work with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changing the Way Leaders Think ELPHD students and faculty utilize applied theory, rigorous research, professional ethics and data-driven best practices to work on a wide array of research topics. Through&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"The ELPHD department focuses on cutting-edge research that makes a real difference when put into practice. 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