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Six R&D Practice Dimensions Framework

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A framework from Research and Development in America's Schools that helps school systems assess and develop R&D practice across strategy, structure, intensity, spread, engagement, and evidence.

Components

  • Six R&D practice dimensions (strategy, structure, intensity, spread, engagement, evidence) with a four-stage Nascent-to-Sustaining rubric: The report organizes school-system R&D practices into six dimensions—strategy, structure, intensity, spread, engagement, and evidence—each described on a developmental pathway. It states: "Within each dimension, we introduce four stages of practice: Nascent, Developing, Established, and Sustaining." The stages are explicitly "not intended to be evaluative or prescriptive" but a developmental lens for systems to assess current practice and identify growth. Each dimension page defines the progression, e.g., engagement moves from Informed through Consultative and Collaborative to Immersive co-design, and evidence from Informal Learning to Embedded data ownership. (Research and Development in America's Schools)

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Key Sources

  • Smith, K. A., & Stewart, J. (2026, January). Research and development in America’s schools: How school systems drive sustainable improvement and innovation. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/283
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