Vanessa Garry

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Vanessa Garry

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Dr. Vanessa Garry teaches K-12 leaders who aspire to be principals and district personnel. Courses in the Master of Education in Educational Administration and Educational Specialist programs taught by Dr. Garry include the following: Data Driven Instruction, K-12 School Administration, Leadership for Equity, Legal Context of Education, School District Administration, and Public Relations.
 
As a former administrator at both the school and district levels, Dr. Garry’s research reflects a deep attention to the intersection of history, leadership, and urban education with a corollary emphasis on the practice of data use. She examines the history of urban education and leadership through the lens of the work performed by Dr. Ruth M. Harris, the first African American President of Stowe Teachers College from 1940 to 1954. Dr. Garry authored six articles and one book chapter on Ruth Harris with the most recent articles published by The Journal of Urban History and the American Educational History Journal. The research on data use praxis inform equitable pedagogical practices and decision-making, provides opportunities for educators to improve academic achievement for all children.
 

Research Interests

  • Interviews
  • Qualitative Research
  • Leadership and Urban Education

Disciplines

  • Education
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