Address districts' and schools' urgent priorities and needs when recruiting them for impact studies¶

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Description¶

This strategy directs researchers to attend to the urgent priorities and needs of districts and schools during recruitment for impact studies. The brief lists this among the common factors that may influence districts' and schools' ability and willingness to participate in research, so recruitment approaches should engage with what districts currently consider most pressing.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Researchers must identify and respond to the urgent priorities and needs of the districts and schools they approach.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• district and school leaders being recruited for education impact studies

Target Learning Goals¶

• successful recruitment of districts and schools into education impact studies

Related Strategies¶

• Account for limited staff capacity when recruiting districts and schools for research
• Demonstrate commitment to fairness and collaborative practices when recruiting districts and schools
• Protect student and staff privacy when recruiting districts and schools for impact studies
• Actively manage school recruitment to protect the generalizability of impact studies

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Dana Robinson, Linda Rosenberg, Alejandro Espinoza, Eric Zeidman. (2023). Practical Strategies for Recruiting Districts and Schools for Education Impact Studies. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/practical-strategies-for-recruiting-districts-and-schools-for-education-impact-studies