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This ground-breaking text gathers the foremost researchers, scholars, and practitioners to describe and define the new and burgeoning field of improvement-focused educational research and practice. The handbook represents the breadth and depth of improvement-focused educational research and the diversity of improvement efforts underway, covering the historical and theoretical foundations of improvement, the varied contexts of and approaches to improvement, and the designs, strategies, and tools of continuous improvement.



Table of Contents
  1. Introduction: Introducing Improvement Research in Education, Jennifer Lin Russell & William R. Penuel

SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS OF IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Introduction to Section 1: Foundations of Improvement Research in Education, David Eddy-Spicer & William R. Penuel

  1. Chapter 2: The Work of Improvement, June Ahn, Erica Van Steenis, & William R. Penuel
  2. Chapter 3: Equitable Learning, Barry Fishman & Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl
  3. Chapter 4: The Institution of Schooling, Sarah L. Woulfin & Carrie Allen
  4. Chapter 5: Accomplishing Meaningful Equity, David Eddy-Spicer & Louis M. Gomez
  5. Chapter 6: The Theory and Practice of Democracy and Community, William R. Penuel & Vanessa Roberts

SECTION 2: CONTEXTS OF IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Introduction to Section 2: Contexts of Improvement Research in Education, Amanda Datnow & Donald J. Peurach

  1. Chapter 7: Classroom Teaching and Learning as the Focus for Improvement Research, Paul Cobb & Anne Garrison Wilhelm
  2. Chapter 8: Networked Improvement in the US and England: A New Role for the Middle Tier, Joshua L. Glazer, Toby Greany, Megan Duff, & William Berry
  3. Chapter 9: Community-Based Partnerships: Advancing Epistemic Rights through Improvement Research, Gerald Campano, María Paula Ghiso, & Ankhi Thakurta
  4. Chapter 10: Democratizing Educational Innovation and Improvement: The Policy Contexts of Improvement Research in Education, Donald J. Peurach, Anna T. Foster, Angela M. Lyle, & Emily R. Seeber
  5. Chapter 11: Critical Perspectives on the Contexts of Improvement Research in Education, Huriya Jabbar & Joshua Childs

SECTION 3: MAPPING IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Introduction to section 3: Mapping Improvement Research in Education, Marisa Cannata & Lora Cohen-Vogel

  1. Chapter 12: Defining Shared Principles of Improvement Research in Education, Stacey Rutledge, Marisa Cannata, & Carla Wellborn
  2. Chapter 13: 5S Framework for Defining Problems Addressed Through Improvement Research in Education, Brandi Hinnant-Crawford & Erin Anderson
  3. Chapter 14: On Teams: Exploring Variation in the Social Organization of Improvement Research in Education, Lora Cohen-Vogel, Christopher Harrison, & Daniel Cohen-Vogel
  4. Chapter 15: Model Variation in Inquiry Processes, Catherine Lewis, Erin Henrick, Shelley Friedkin, & Steven McGee

SECTION 04: MAPPING IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Section 04 Introduction: Designs, Tools, and Methods of Improvement Research in Education, Alan J. Daly & Jennifer Lin Russell

  1. Chapter 16: Solidarity-driven Codesign: Evolving Methodologies for Expanding Engagement with Familial & Community Expertise, Ann M. Ishimaru & Megan Bang
  2. Chapter 17: Critical Social Network Analysis as a Method for Examining How Power Mediates Improvement Efforts, Megan Hopkins, Hayley Weddle, Robbin Riedy, Anita Caduff, Lisa Matsukata, & Tracy Sweet
  3. Chapter 18: Measurement for Improvement, Sola Takahashi, Kara Jackson, Jon Norman, Marsha Ing, & Andrew Krumm
  4. Chapter 19: What do Campfires and Social Media have in Common? Improvement, Kaitlin Torphy Knake, Jordan Tait, & Kenneth Frank
  5. Chapter 20: Data-Intensive Improvement: The Intersection of Data Science and Improvement Science, Andrew E. Krumm and Alex J. Bowers

CONCLUSION

  1. Chapter 21: Conclusion: Building the Field of Improvement Research in Education, Donald J. Peurach & Lora Cohen-Vogel

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 07/04/2022
      ISBN13: 9781538152348, 978-1538152348
      ISBN10: 1538152347

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This ground-breaking text gathers the foremost researchers, scholars, and practitioners to describe and define the new and burgeoning field of improvement-focused educational research and practice. The handbook represents the breadth and depth of improvement-focused educational research and the diversity of improvement efforts underway, covering the historical and theoretical foundations of improvement, the varied contexts of and approaches to improvement, and the designs, strategies, and tools of continuous improvement.



      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction: Introducing Improvement Research in Education, Jennifer Lin Russell & William R. Penuel

      SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS OF IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

      Introduction to Section 1: Foundations of Improvement Research in Education, David Eddy-Spicer & William R. Penuel

      1. Chapter 2: The Work of Improvement, June Ahn, Erica Van Steenis, & William R. Penuel
      2. Chapter 3: Equitable Learning, Barry Fishman & Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl
      3. Chapter 4: The Institution of Schooling, Sarah L. Woulfin & Carrie Allen
      4. Chapter 5: Accomplishing Meaningful Equity, David Eddy-Spicer & Louis M. Gomez
      5. Chapter 6: The Theory and Practice of Democracy and Community, William R. Penuel & Vanessa Roberts

      SECTION 2: CONTEXTS OF IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

      Introduction to Section 2: Contexts of Improvement Research in Education, Amanda Datnow & Donald J. Peurach

      1. Chapter 7: Classroom Teaching and Learning as the Focus for Improvement Research, Paul Cobb & Anne Garrison Wilhelm
      2. Chapter 8: Networked Improvement in the US and England: A New Role for the Middle Tier, Joshua L. Glazer, Toby Greany, Megan Duff, & William Berry
      3. Chapter 9: Community-Based Partnerships: Advancing Epistemic Rights through Improvement Research, Gerald Campano, María Paula Ghiso, & Ankhi Thakurta
      4. Chapter 10: Democratizing Educational Innovation and Improvement: The Policy Contexts of Improvement Research in Education, Donald J. Peurach, Anna T. Foster, Angela M. Lyle, & Emily R. Seeber
      5. Chapter 11: Critical Perspectives on the Contexts of Improvement Research in Education, Huriya Jabbar & Joshua Childs

      SECTION 3: MAPPING IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

      Introduction to section 3: Mapping Improvement Research in Education, Marisa Cannata & Lora Cohen-Vogel

      1. Chapter 12: Defining Shared Principles of Improvement Research in Education, Stacey Rutledge, Marisa Cannata, & Carla Wellborn
      2. Chapter 13: 5S Framework for Defining Problems Addressed Through Improvement Research in Education, Brandi Hinnant-Crawford & Erin Anderson
      3. Chapter 14: On Teams: Exploring Variation in the Social Organization of Improvement Research in Education, Lora Cohen-Vogel, Christopher Harrison, & Daniel Cohen-Vogel
      4. Chapter 15: Model Variation in Inquiry Processes, Catherine Lewis, Erin Henrick, Shelley Friedkin, & Steven McGee

      SECTION 04: MAPPING IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

      Section 04 Introduction: Designs, Tools, and Methods of Improvement Research in Education, Alan J. Daly & Jennifer Lin Russell

      1. Chapter 16: Solidarity-driven Codesign: Evolving Methodologies for Expanding Engagement with Familial & Community Expertise, Ann M. Ishimaru & Megan Bang
      2. Chapter 17: Critical Social Network Analysis as a Method for Examining How Power Mediates Improvement Efforts, Megan Hopkins, Hayley Weddle, Robbin Riedy, Anita Caduff, Lisa Matsukata, & Tracy Sweet
      3. Chapter 18: Measurement for Improvement, Sola Takahashi, Kara Jackson, Jon Norman, Marsha Ing, & Andrew Krumm
      4. Chapter 19: What do Campfires and Social Media have in Common? Improvement, Kaitlin Torphy Knake, Jordan Tait, & Kenneth Frank
      5. Chapter 20: Data-Intensive Improvement: The Intersection of Data Science and Improvement Science, Andrew E. Krumm and Alex J. Bowers

      CONCLUSION

      1. Chapter 21: Conclusion: Building the Field of Improvement Research in Education, Donald J. Peurach & Lora Cohen-Vogel

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