Date of Award

Spring 5-24-2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership

First Advisor

Bryan McCoy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify a set of knowledge, skills, dispositions, and practices that are important for STEM leaders to consider as constructs of a STEM theory as they plan and implement a STEM program. The research design included a modified Delphi panel to gain consensus on the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and practices, called competencies, that effective STEM leaders consider when planning and implementing a STEM program. The panel participants were experts in STEM education. Based on the literature, the researcher identified the initial set of competencies. The panel identified ten additional competencies through the Delphi process, and 24 were validated. The findings were used to develop configurations of these competencies, offering a tool for STEM leaders to assess and guide STEM program implementation at district, school, and leadership levels.

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