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Research on Systemic Reform: What Have We Learned? What Do We Need to Know?
Volume 1: Analysis, Volume 2: Proceedings

William H. Clune, Susan B. Millar, Senta A. Raizen, Norman L. Webb, Diane C. Bowcock, Edward D. Britton, Ramona L. Gunter, & Ricardo Mesquita

Preface

The goal of the Second Annual NISE Forum was to generate and share knowledge of systemic reform, including the role of curriculum, the role of teaching and learning, and the role of evaluation. To reach this goal, panelists from around the nation shared their expertise in these various areas with participants who themselves brought varied expertise to structured conversations and networking sessions.

These two volumes are the result of a collaboration among four NISE teams and, more broadly, of a collaboration among the NISE researchers, the Forum panelists, NSF staff, and the Forum participants. The Interacting with Professional Audiences (IPA) team, Policy Analysis of Systemic Reform (PASR) team, Strategies for Evaluating Systemic Reform (SESR) team, and Formative Evaluation (FE) team worked together to design, implement, and evaluate the Forum. The four teams then collaborated in the writing of Volume 1. The FE team (Susan Millar, Dianne Bowcock, Ramona Gunter, and Ricardo Mesquita) analyzed the 483 think pieces written during the Forum and produced the "Themes Articulated in Forum Participant Think Pieces." Senta Raizen and Ted Britton (IPA), William Clune (PASR), and Norman Webb (SESR) supported the FE team’s analysis by framing key themes based on their readings of the think pieces. William Clune and Norman Webb drew heavily on the FE team’s analysis of the think pieces as well as the panelists’ papers in writing their introduction.

Given the way this document was developed, readers should view the two volumes as elements of a conversation through which a better understanding of systemic reform is emerging.

Volume 1: Analysis - PDF Full Text

Volume 2: Proceedings - PDF Full Text

Both volumes include papers from the opening plenary session and from the closing plenary session.


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