Rethinking Research for Schools
Program and Policy Evaluations in Practice: Highlights from the Federal Perspective
This paper explores ways to improve the value of policy and program evaluations from the perspectives of current and former government officials.Continue reading Program and Policy Evaluations in Practice: Highlights from the Federal Perspective
Estimating the Effects of Interventions that are Deployed in Many Places: Place-Randomized Trials
Place-randomized trials have been mounted in a variety of countries to estimate the relative effects of interventions that are intended to ameliorate problems or improve conditions in organizations and geopolitical jurisdictions. This article presents studies in which villages, police hot spots, housing developments, hospital units, schools, and other entities are the units of random allocation. Continue reading Estimating the Effects of Interventions That are Deployed in Many Places: Place-Randomized Trials
Making Statistics More Meaningful for Policy Research and Program Evaluation
This article focuses on the use of statistics in policy and evaluation research and the need to present statistical information in a form that is meaningful to mixed audiences. Continue reading Making Statistics More Meaningful for Policy Research and Program Evaluation
Using State Tests in Education Experiments: A Discussion of the Issues
This paper outlines the issues that researchers should consider when making decisions about whether and how to use state test data in education experiments.Continue reading Using State Tests in Education Experiments: A Discussion of the Issues
Mixing Methods in Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTS): Validation, Contextualization, Triangulation, and Control
This paper describes the mixed research approaches in a Randomized Control Trial of a school principal professional development program and illustrates key challenges from validating instruments and measures of mediator variables to examining how contextual factors interact with the treatment. Continue reading Mixing methods in randomized controlled trials (RCTs): Validation, contextualization, triangulation, and control
How Principals and Peers Influence Teaching and Learning
This paper examines the effects of principal leadership and peer teacher influence on teachers’ instructional practice and student learning. Continue reading How Principals and Peers Influence Teaching and Learning
The Scope of Principal Efforts to Improve Instruction
In this study, the authors take a different approach by examining the scope of principal efforts to improve instruction. Continue reading The Scope of Principal Efforts to Improve Instruction
A Longitudinal Study of Principals’ Activities and Student Performance
This article presents results from a 3-year longitudinal study of principal activities and student performance.Continue reading A Longitudinal Study of Principals’ Activities and Student Performance
Year One Results from the Multi-Site Randomized Evaluation of the 13 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery
This article presents the year one results of the short-term, one-to one intervention, Reading Recovery (RR), designed to help the lowest-achieving readers in first grade. Continue reading Year One Results from the Multi-Site Randomized Evaluation of the i3 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery: An Evaluation of the Four Year i3 Scale-Up
This study included an in-depth analysis of the Reading Recovery literacy intervention program implementation, a collaboration between CPRE and the Center for Research on Education and Social Policy (CRESP) at the University of Delaware. Continue reading Reading Recovery: An Evaluation of the Four-Year i3 Scale-Up