An Illustrative Case Study of the Heuristic Practices of a High-Performing Research Department: Toward Building a Model Applicable in the Context of Large Urban Districts

Autor/inn/en	Munoz, Marco A.; Rodosky, Robert J.
Institution	Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE)
Titel	An Illustrative Case Study of the Heuristic Practices of a High-Performing Research Department: Toward Building a Model Applicable in the Context of Large Urban Districts
Quelle	(2011), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Heuristics; Information Services; Case Studies; School Districts; Departments; Accountability; Educational Planning; Educational Research; Information Needs; Educational Policy; Educational Theories; Standards; Decision Making; Educational Practices; Formative Evaluation; Management Systems; Summative Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Data Analysis; Student Evaluation; Program Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Heuristik; Informationstätigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; School district; Schulbezirk; Department; Abteilung; Verantwortung; Bildungsplanung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Standard; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungspraxis; Auswertung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	This case study provides an illustration of the heuristic practices of a high-performing research department, which in turn, will help build much needed models applicable in the context of large urban districts. This case study examines the accountability, planning, evaluation, testing, and research functions of a research department in a large urban school system. The mission, structural organization, and processes of research and evaluation are discussed in light of current demands in the educational arena. The case study shows how the research department receives requests for data, research, and evaluation from inside and outside of the educational system, fulfilling its mission to serve the informational needs of different stakeholders (local, state, federal). Four themes related to a school district research department are discussed: (1) basic contextualization, (2) deliverables of work, (3) structures and processes, and (4) concluding reflections about implications for policy, theory, and practice. Topics include the need for having an evaluation model and the importance of having professional standards that guarantees the trustworthiness of data, research, and evaluation information. The multiple roles and functions associated with supplying data for educational decision making is highlighted. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation. Outreach Alliances, Watson School of Education, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403. Tel: 901-962-7541; Fax: 910-962-7400; e-mail: create@uncw.edu; Web site: http://www.createconference.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10