Protect student and staff privacy when recruiting districts and schools for impact studies¶

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Description¶

This strategy holds that recruitment for education impact studies must address the protection of student and staff privacy. The brief lists protection of student and staff privacy among the common factors that may influence districts' and schools' ability and willingness to participate in research, so privacy safeguards should be built into recruitment communications and study design.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Recruitment and study procedures must protect the privacy of students and staff in participating districts and schools.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• district and school leaders and staff 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
• Address districts' and schools' urgent priorities and needs when recruiting them for impact studies
• Demonstrate commitment to fairness and collaborative practices when recruiting districts and schools
• 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