Cultivating activities in local nodes produced more tangible outcomes than statewide planning and networking¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Local and regional activities led to tangible outcomes such as course alignment, transition course development, and teacher training implementation, balancing longer-timeline system-wide policy discussions. → Bracco 2014

Evidence¶

Bracco 2014¶

Bracco, K. R., Klarin, B., Broek, M., Austin, K., Finkelstein, N., Bugler, D., & Mundry, S. (2014). Statewide networks: Connecting education systems and stakeholders to support college readiness. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED559537

q2 · i? · design · r2

Consideration drawn from the cross-state evaluation of the four state spotlights and AD interviews. The report states local and regional activities "led to more tangible outcomes such as course alignment, transition course development." No effect size is printed.

"Cultivating activities in local nodes may be the most effective way to achieve and sustain goals. While statewide planning and networking was critical to the Core to College work, the activities at the local and regional level led to more tangible outcomes such as course alignment, transition course development, and implementation of teacher training and professional development."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• New network nodes were developed through field-based activities such as regional councils and faculty work groups — related
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