We bring together a collection of studies from NNERPP members to learn more about the wide-ranging challenges experienced by teachers in the early phase of the pandemic as schools shifted from in-person learning to virtual learning at scale.
2020
“WHY AM I ALWAYS BEING RESEARCHED?” AN APPLICATION TO RPPs, PART 1
We share thoughts and suggestions that emerged during critical conversations with the NNERPP community as we considered together how we can apply insights around seven inequities from Chicago Beyond’s guidebook “Why am I always being researched?”.
VISUALIZING DATA FOR MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON DECISION MAKING
We share three main guidelines for creating effective data visualizations that can meaningfully impact decision making, based on a presentation from Anneli Joplin during NNERPP’s annual conference this summer.
CUSTOMIZING AN RPP FOR A PANDEMIC
David Hersh shares how an accelerated continuous improvement process and partnership model allowed for the formation of a partnership able to address urgent challenges posed by the pandemic.
WHERE IS EQUITY? REFLECTING ON A NEW APPROACH FOR SETTING EQUITY-CENTERED R&D AGENDAS
Babe Liberman and Viki Young share a collaborative process that supports the creation of practice-driven, equity-centered R&D agendas and offer their own reflections as well as reflections and discussion points from the field.
IMPROVING THE USE OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE THROUGH COMMUNICATION SCIENCE PRINCIPLES: INSIGHTS FROM RPP COMMUNICATION LEADERS
Five communication leaders working in RPPs consider how to implement the audience-centered engagement principles of communication science in an RPP context to help improve the use of research evidence.
DIMENSIONS OF EQUITY IN RPPs – A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE PARTNERSHIP DISCUSSIONS
Stacey Sexton, Jean Ryoo, Lisa Garbrecht, and Renee Fall share a framework that supports partnerships in structuring important conversations about equity challenges faced by RPPs.
WHEN STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS: LEARNING FROM 3 RPPs’ WORK
We examine what we know through RPP-conducted research about students experiencing homelessness: Who these students are, what the homelessness experience looks like, what students’ outcomes are, and which school supports and other factors promote positive outcomes.
IMPROVING USE OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE: INSIGHTS FROM COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
Itzhak Yanovitzky and Cindy Blitz introduce readers to key principles of audience engagement from the communication science perspective as an approach to enabling and motivating users to integrate research-based insights into decisionmaking processes.
THE PROMISE OF A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEM-SOLVING AND INNOVATION-TESTING: REFLECTIONS FROM A NEW RPP IN NEW YORK CITY
Barbara Condliffe, Rekha Balu, Margaret Hennessy, and Rachel Leopold share an approach to RPP work that uses insights from behavioral science and human-centered design and how it aligns with Henrick et al.s’ five dimensions of RPP effectiveness.
IMPROVING IMPROVEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH PARTNERS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
David Hersh and Jennifer Ash continue our new quarterly series on the work of two continuous improvement networks, this time sharing lessons from working with partners amid the unprecedented disruptions brought about by COVID-19.
EXPLORING SCHOOL CLIMATE WITH NNERPP MEMBERS
We take you through a tour of the different ways research-practice partnerships in NNERPP are studying school climate, showcasing the many variations this type of work can take in a partnership setting by featuring work from Cleveland, Redwood City, CA, New York City, Iowa City, Baltimore, and Chicago.
