Whole-person initiatives often fail to achieve desired outcomes because they operate in fragmented, uncoordinated siloes¶

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q1 i? Evidence-based whole-person initiatives frequently underachieve because fragmentation and lack of coordination create implementation barriers, manifesting as unclear definitions, missing shared vision, and weak strategic communication. → Walrond 2021

Evidence¶

Walrond 2021¶

Walrond, N. (2021). Serving the whole person: An alignment and coherence guide for local education agencies. WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resources/whole-person-alignment-and-coherence-guide-for-local-education-agencies

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The guide's introduction asserts, without presenting new data, that whole-person initiatives often fail "in part because they operate in fragmented or uncoordinated siloes that create barriers to effective implementation," citing the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety (2019). The article offers no empirical measurement of its own for this claim.

"Although those initiatives may be evidence-based, they often fail to achieve desired outcomes, in part because they operate in fragmented or uncoordinated siloes that create barriers to effective implementation"

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