Improvement Research in Education (IRE) Knowledge Commons · Items

Evaluating PK–12 Professional Learning Communities: An Improvement Science Perspective

Woodland, R. H. (2016). Evaluating PK–12 Professional Learning Communities: An Improvement Science Perspective. American Journal of Evaluation, 37(4), 505–521. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214016634203

How Central Office Leaders Influence School Leaders’ Decision-Making: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Two School-Based Decision-Making Systems

Wong, L.-S., Coburn, C. E., & Kamel, A. (2020). How Central Office Leaders Influence School Leaders’ Decision-Making: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Two School-Based Decision-Making Systems. Peabody Journal of Education, 95(4), 392–407. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2020.1800175

The Imperative of Social Foundations to (Urban) Education Research and Practice

Warren, C. A., & Venzant Chambers, T. T. (2020). The Imperative of Social Foundations to (Urban) Education Research and Practice. Educational Researcher, 49(5), 369–375. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X20923289

The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global Education Reform

Verger, A., Fontdevila, C., & Zancajo, A. (2016). The Privatization of Education: A Political Economy of Global Education Reform. Teachers College Press.

Getting Better at Getting More Equitable: Opportunities and Barriers for Using Continuous Improvement to Advance Educational Equity

Valdez, A., Takahashi, S., Krausen, K., Bowman, A., & Gurrola, E. (2020). Getting Better at Getting More Equitable: Opportunities and Barriers for Using Continuous Improvement to Advance Educational Equity (pp. 1–29). WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resources/getting-better-getting-more-equitable/

Equity-Oriented Reform Amid Standards-Based Accountability: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of an Intermediary’s Instructional Practices

Trujillo, T. M., & Woulfin, S. L. (2014). Equity-Oriented Reform Amid Standards-Based Accountability: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of an Intermediary’s Instructional Practices. American Educational Research Journal, 51(2), 253–293. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831214527335

Democratic School Turnarounds: Pursuing Equity and Learning from Evidence

Trujillo, T., & Renee, M. (2012). Democratic School Turnarounds: Pursuing Equity and Learning from Evidence. In National Education Policy Center. National Education Policy Center. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED536004

The Modern Cult of Efficiency: Intermediary Organizations and the New Scientific Management

Trujillo, T. (2014). The Modern Cult of Efficiency: Intermediary Organizations and the New Scientific Management. Educational Policy, 28(2), 207–232. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904813513148

Toward a Practice-Based Theory for How Professional Learning Communities Engage in the Improvement of Tools and Practices for Scientific Modeling

Thompson, J. J., Hagenah, S., McDonald, S., & Barchenger, C. (2019). Toward a Practice-Based Theory for How Professional Learning Communities Engage in the Improvement of Tools and Practices for Scientific Modeling. Science Education, 103(6), 1423–1455. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21547

Discursive Burdens: Negotiating Difference in an Education Movement

Taylor-Heine, M., & Wilson, T. S. (2022). Discursive Burdens: Negotiating Difference in an Education Movement. Journal of Education Policy, 37(3), 379–398. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2020.1829074

“Geography of Opportunity”: Poverty, Place, and Educational Outcomes

Tate, W. F. (2008). “Geography of Opportunity”: Poverty, Place, and Educational Outcomes. Educational Researcher, 37(7), 397–411. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X08326409

Purposes of Higher Education and Visions of the Nation in the Writings of the Department of Education

Suspitsyna, T. (2009). Purposes of Higher Education and Visions of the Nation in the Writings of the Department of Education. In Reconstructing Policy in Higher Education. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203870037-11/

Questioning the Global Scaling Up of Low-Fee Private Schooling: The Nexus between Business, Philanthropy, and PPPs

Srivastava, P. (2016). Questioning the Global Scaling Up of Low-Fee Private Schooling: The Nexus between Business, Philanthropy, and PPPs. In World Yearbook of Education 2016. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315720357-23

Critical Race Methodology: Counter-Storytelling as an Analytical Framework for Education Research

Solórzano, D. G., & Yosso, T. J. (2002). Critical Race Methodology: Counter-Storytelling as an Analytical Framework for Education Research. Qualitative Inquiry, 8(1), 23–44. https://doi.org/10.1177/107780040200800103

The Political Economy of Market-Based Educational Policies: Race and Reform in Urban School Districts, 1915 to 2016

Scott, J., & Holme, J. J. (2016). The Political Economy of Market-Based Educational Policies: Race and Reform in Urban School Districts, 1915 to 2016. Review of Research in Education, 40(1), 250–297. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X16681001

The Politics of Venture Philanthropy in Charter School Policy and Advocacy

Scott, J. (2009). The Politics of Venture Philanthropy in Charter School Policy and Advocacy. Educational Policy, 23(1), 106–136. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904808328531

Community Health Improvement and the Community Psychology Competencies

Scaccia, J. P., Chávez, N. R., Hatchett, L., Byrd, K., Blanton, S., Alia, K., Brennan, L. J., Howard, P., Lewis, N., & Stout, S. (2017). Community Health Improvement and the Community Psychology Competencies. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 8(1). https://www.gjcpp.org/en/article.php?issue=25&article=159

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