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Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design

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Title

Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design

Abstract/Description

This article describes elements of an approach to research and development called design-based implementation research. The approach represents an expansion of design research, which typically focuses on classrooms, to include development and testing of innovations that foster alignment and coordination of supports for improving teaching and learning. As in policy research, implementation is a key focus of theoretical development and analysis. What distinguishes this approach from both traditional design research and policy research is the presence of four key elements: (a) a focus on persistent problems of practice from multiple stakeholders’ perspectives; (b) a commitment to iterative, collaborative design; (c) a concern with developing theory related to both classroom learning and implementation through systematic inquiry; and (d) a concern with developing capacity for sustaining change in systems.

Date

In publication

Volume

40

Issue

7

Pages

331-337

Resource type

Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

Published Text

Scholarship genre

Theoretical
Methodological

Open access/full-text available

No

Peer reviewed

Yes

ISSN

0013-189X, 1935-102X

Citation

Penuel, W. R., Fishman, B. J., Cheng, B. H. , & Sabelli, N. (2011). Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design. Educational Researcher, 40(7), 331–337. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X11421826

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