Before a study, researchers should present the proposal to district administration, hold conversations with administrators and teachers, and host parent events to build buy-in¶

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Description¶

This strategy has researchers invest in relationships before data collection: present the proposal to district administration, hold many conversations with school administrators and teachers, and host parent events to share goals, field questions, and gather feedback. Uncapher "presented her research proposal to district administration, and then held many conversations with school administrators and teachers" and hosted back-to-school night programs. Framing the study as producing data relevant to schools' work with students helped principals see value in participating.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Time and willingness to meet stakeholders in person before the study begins

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• elementary and middle school students in partner districts

Target Learning Goals¶

• executive function and how core cognitive capacities support learning

Related Strategies¶

• During a study, researchers should visit regularly, give back to the school community, minimize classroom disruption, and share initial data for feedback
• After a study, present final data in school-useful forms, remain available for ongoing conversations, and plan carefully to avoid data overload
• District lessons for launching teacher-of-color support initiatives: safe space, clear goals, buy-in, and relationship time
• Hold parents' meetings at which a principal, doctor, or minister persuades parents to give sex instruction at home and to permit class and lecture instruction at school.

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Improving Research and Practice through Partnership: Lessons Learned from Santa Clara Unified Schools and UC San Francisco Researchers. (2016). Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/319db7e4-46fb-4f18-a6f0-628edf43ae9e