Dismantling Education’s “Wicked” Problems

<p>The following papers, presented as a three-paper series format, discuss the implications of targeting three key, foundational problems within K-12 education. Designing solutions for policy or systemic problems requires more than just creativity. Since public education faces a myriad of crises, it falls under the term “wicked problem” first coined by Horst W.J. Rittel and Melvin M. Webber, to identify challenges that not only seem immune to conventional solutions but are often exacerbated by standard techniques. These papers are in no order of importance, nor are they issues educators might consider highest priority. The presented papers, however, provide suggestions for high- level impact that undo the corrosion of educational systems and improve the conditions for millions of students, rather than one classroom.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Education, PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Educational Studies

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Castillo, Amanda M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Javier Rodriguez
• Zining Yang

• K-12 education
• Public education
• School finance
• Teacher development
• Teacher unions
• Educational Administration and Supervision

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/522

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.claremont.edu:cgu_etd-1544