Systems change defined as shifting the conditions that produce and hold societal problems in place¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The brief's organizing framework is systems change, which it defines as "shifting the conditions that produce and hold societal problems in place." It applies this framework to place-based partnerships in education that "seek to improve the systems that impact individuals' journeys from cradle to career and beyond," organizing a literature review around what drives such change.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A place-based partnership seeking to improve the systems affecting individuals' cradle-to-career journeys

Constraints¶

• The framework is applied to education systems change in place-based community settings

Target Learners¶

• Children and youth in place-based cradle-to-career education partnerships

Target Learning Objectives¶

• Improving the educational systems that shape learners' cradle-to-career journeys

Claims¶

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

Related Theories¶

• Promise Neighborhoods' cradle-to-career continuum model of community-wide poverty mitigation

Examples¶

• Offer implications for funders and program implementers engaged in systems change

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