Narratives from five exemplary communities illustrating systems change components in practice¶

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Description¶

The brief includes practice narratives from "five exemplary communities that have embarked on systems change efforts," used to show "how these components play out in practice." These narratives serve as illustrative cases accompanying the literature review for funders and practitioners in education systems change.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Communities that have actually embarked on place-based systems change efforts

Constraints¶

• The communities are presented as exemplary illustrations rather than as a systematic comparison

Target Learners¶

• Children and youth served by place-based cradle-to-career partnerships

Target Learning Goals¶

• Understanding how systems change components operate in real community settings

Claims¶

• Research identifies critical components of successful place-based systems change in education [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Case study of one public school district's successful ELL family outreach efforts

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Naihobe Gonzalez, Nikki Aikens, Jennah Gosciak. (2021). What Drives Systems Change? Key Findings and Implications from a Literature Review on Systems Change in Education. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/key-findings-and-implications-from-a-literature-review-on-systems-change-in-education