William Bickel

William Bickel
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5710 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-624-7091
EMAIL: bickel@pitt.edu

• Overview
• Publications
• Presentations
• Professional Participation
• Consulting
• Grants and Research
• Services

Full Time Faculty - Professor/Sr Scientist LRDC

School Affiliations

• Department: Administrative and Policy Studies - Professor/Sr Scientist-LRDC
• Department: Learning Policy Center
• Program: Cognitive Studies
• Program: Learning Sciences and Policy
• Program: Social and Comparative Analysis in Education

Education

• Ph.D., Foundations of Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1974

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

• Strichman, N., Bickel, W.E. (June, 2008). Adaptive capacity in Israeli social change nonprofits. Nonprofit & Volunteer Quarterly, Vol. 37, pp 224-248.

Monographs

• Bickel, W. E. (Editor). (2009). “Asking your way to organizational success: A guide to becoming a learning organization.” Strichman, Marshood, McKay (Authors). Haifa, Israel: Shatil The New Israel Fund's Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations in Israel.

Technical Reports

• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (March 31, 2009). “Pilot Year-Year Two Evaluation of the Educational Leadership Initiative”, Pittsburgh, Heinz Endowments.
• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (September, 2008). “Strategic Directions to be Drawn from Investment in Educational Choice, 1993-2008”. Pittsburgh, Pa: Heinz Endowments.
• Iriti, J., Bickel, W. E., Nelson, C. with J. Kaufmann, (August, 2008). “Partnership Engagement Phase: Implications for Action.” Chicago, IL: Ball Foundation.
• Iriti, J., Bickel, W. E., Nelson, C. with J. Kaufmann, (August, 2008). “Understanding the Ball Foundation/Rowland School District Partnership.” Chicago, IL: Ball Foundation.
• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (August, 2008). Rationale and Impacts of 15 years of Investment in Educational Choice, 1993-2008. Pittsburgh, Pa: Heinz Endowments.
• Bickel, W. E., McNelis, R., Pine, C. (June 14, 2008). "A Report to the National Humanities Center Horry County-NHC Professional Development Seminar" National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC.

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Recent Course Instruction

Spring 2010 (2104)

• ADMPS 2098 - DIRECTED STUDY
• ADMPS 2099 - GUIDANCE IN THE MASTER'S DEGREE
• ADMPS 3097 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH
• ADMPS 3098 - DIRECTED STUDY
• ADMPS 3099 - GUIDANCE IN THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
• ADMPS 3201 - INTRO TO EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
• ADMPS 3300 - PROSEM SOCIAL & COMPARTV ANLYSIS
• PSYED 3450 - INTRO TO EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION

Fall 2009 (2101)

• ADMPS 2098 - DIRECTED STUDY
• ADMPS 2099 - GUIDANCE IN THE MASTER'S DEGREE
• ADMPS 3001 - DISCIPLINED INQUIRY IN ADMPS
• ADMPS 3097 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH
• ADMPS 3098 - DIRECTED STUDY
• ADMPS 3099 - GUIDANCE IN THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
• ADMPS 3300 - PROSEM SOCIAL & COMPARTV ANLYSIS

Summer 2009 (2097)

• ADMPS 2098 - DIRECTED STUDY
• ADMPS 3097 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH
• ADMPS 3098 - DIRECTED STUDY
• ADMPS 3099 - GUIDANCE IN THE DOCTORAL DEGREE

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Recent Presentations

• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (Fall, 2008). “Educational L
• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (November 2008). “Shaping Foundation Investment Strategy in Educational Choice: The Role of Decision-oriented Educational Research.” Presented to the faculty and students of the Learning Sciences and Policy Center, Univ
• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (September 30, 2008). “A Strategic Partnership with the Heinz Endowments’ Education Program.” Pittsburgh, Pa: Heinz Endowments
• Bickel, W. E. Iriti, J., Nelson, C. (September, 2008). “Evaluation for Learning: A Strategic Partnership with the Heinz Endowments’ Education Program.” Pittsburgh, Pa: Heinz Endowments.
• Iriti, J., Bickel, W. E., Nelson, C. A. (April, 2009) “Variation in educational choice approaches: A case study of sector drivers.” Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
• Iriti, J., Bickel, W. E., Nelson, C. A. (November, 2008) “Integrating Evaluative Inquiry into the Work of Foundations: A Case Example of a Retainer Relationship,” Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO
• Strichman, N. J., Bickel, W. E. (November, 2008) “Measuring the effects of organizational capacity building in Israeli social change nonprofits,” (THINK TANK), at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO

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Current Professional Participation

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Reviewer
  • Reviewer
• American Evaluation Association (AEA)
  • Reviewer for annual conference proposals
  • Reviewer for American Journal of Evaluation
• International Studies in Educational Administration Journal
  • Reviewer

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Recent Consulting

• Charter City High School
• The California Endowment (TCE)
  • Supporting the development of a foundation-wide learning agenda and infrastructure

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Recent Grants

• “Framework for Assessing the Impact of Selected Education Grants,” Benedum Foundation, $65,000.00, Bickel, Principal Investigator
• Internal Grant (LRDC) “The Ecology of Educational Opportunities,” J. Russell, K. Crowley, K. Knutson (P-Is) (76K).
• Evaluative & Strategic Planning for the Education Program. July 2008-June 2009, Heinz Endowments, $160,000. Bickel & Iriti Principal Investigators.

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Recent Service

• University-level Service
  • Chairperson of the LRDC Executive Committee

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