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• What Is Six Sigma?
  Pande, P. S., & Holpp, L. (2001). What Is Six Sigma? McGraw Hill Professional.
• Using Improvement Science to Better Support Beginning Teachers: The Case of the Building a Teaching Effectiveness Network
  Hannan, M., Russell, J. L., Takahashi, S., & Park, S. (2015). Using Improvement Science to Better Support Beginning Teachers: The Case of the Building a Teaching Effectiveness Network. Journal of Teacher Education, 66(5), 494–508. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487115602126
• Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
  Rother, M. (2009). Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results. McGraw Hill Professional.
• Towards an Evidence Framework for Design-Based Implementation Research
  Means, B., & Harris, C. J. (2013). Towards an Evidence Framework for Design-Based Implementation Research. Teachers College Record, 115(14), 350–371. https://doi.org/10.1177/016146811311501409
• Toward Dissemination of Evidence-Based Family Interventions: Maintenance of Community-Based Partnership Recruitment Results and Associated Factors.
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• The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance
  Pande, P. S., Neuman, R. P., & Cavanagh, R. R. (2000). The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance. McGraw Hill Professional.
• The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
  Pascale, R., Sternin, J., & Sternin, M. (2010). The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems. Harvard Business Press.
• The Measurement of Quality Management Culture in Schools: Development and Validation of the Sqmcs
  Detert, J. R., Schroeder, R. G., & Cudeck, R. (2003). The Measurement of Quality Management Culture in Schools: Development and Validation of the Sqmcs. Journal of Operations Management, 21(3), 307–328. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-6963(02)00130-4
• The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance
  Langley, G. J., Moen, R. D., Nolan, K. M., Nolan, T. W., Norman, C. L., & Provost, L. P. (2009). The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. John Wiley & Sons.
• The Breakthrough Series: IHI’s Collaborative Model for Achieving Breakthrough Improvement
  Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2003). The Breakthrough Series: IHI’s Collaborative Model for Achieving Breakthrough Improvement (IHI Breakthrough Series White Papers) [White Paper]. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. https://www.ihi.org:443/resources/Pages/IHIWhitePapers/TheBreakthroughSeriesIHIsCollaborativeModelforAchievingBreakthroughImprovement.aspx
• Sustained Positive Deviant Child Care Practices and Their Effects on Child Growth in Viet Nam
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• Statistical Method from the Viewpoint of Quality Control
  Shewhart, W. A. (1986). Statistical Method from the Viewpoint of Quality Control. Dover Publications.
• Six Sigma in Education
  LeMahieu, P. G., Nordstrum, L. E., & Cudney, E. A. (2017). Six Sigma in education. Quality Assurance in Education, 25(1), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-12-2016-0082
• Six Sigma for Everyone
  Eckes, G. (2003). Six Sigma for Everyone. John Wiley & Sons.
• Researching Readiness for Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS)
  Aarons, G. A., Green, A. E., & Miller, E. (2012). Researching Readiness for Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS). In B. Kelly & D. F. Perkins (Eds.), Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education (pp. 150–164). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139013949.013
• Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science
  Nielsen, M. A. (2011). Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science. Princeton University Press.
• Positive Deviance: Learning from Positive Anomalies
  LeMahieu, P. G., Nordstrum, L. E., & Gale, D. (2017). Positive Deviance: Learning From Positive Anomalies. Quality Assurance in Education, 25(1), 109–124. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-12-2016-0083
• Positive Deviance in Child Nutrition: With Emphasis on Psychosocial and Behavioural Aspects and Implications for Development
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• Out of the Crisis
  Deming, W. E. (1986). Out of the Crisis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Engineering Study.
• Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design
  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
• Networked Improvement Communities: The Discipline of Improvement Science Meets the Power of Networks
  LeMahieu, P. G., Grunow, A., Baker, L., Nordstrum, L. E., & Gomez, L. M. (2017). Networked Improvement Communities: The Discipline of Improvement Science Meets the Power of Networks. Quality Assurance in Education, 25(1), 5–25. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-12-2016-0084
• Milwaukee Succeeds
  Milwaukee Succeeds. (n.d.). Milwaukee Succeeds. Retrieved April 19, 2023, from https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org
• Managing to Learn: Using the A3 Management Process to Solve Problems, Gain Agreement, Mentor and Lead
  Shook, J. (2008). Managing to Learn: Using the A3 Management Process to Solve Problems, Gain Agreement, Mentor and Lead. Lean Enterprise Institute.
• Lifting Off the Ground to Return Anew: Mediated Praxis, Transformative Learning, and Social Design Experiments
  Gutiérrez, K. D., & Vossoughi, S. (2010). Lifting Off the Ground to Return Anew: Mediated Praxis, Transformative Learning, and Social Design Experiments. Journal of Teacher Education, 61(1–2), 100–117. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487109347877
• Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better
  Bryk, A. S., Gomez, L. M., Grunow, A., & LeMahieu, P. G. (2015). Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better. Harvard Education Press. https://www.hepg.org/hep-home/books/learning-to-improve
• Learning About Genetics in an Elementary Classroom: A Comparative Study
  Cisterna, D., Williams, M., Ibourk, A., & Frahm, A. (2014). Learning About Genetics in an Elementary Classroom: A Comparative Study. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System
  Dennis, P. (2007). Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the World’s Most Powerful Production System (2nd ed.). CRC Press.
• Lean for Education
  LeMahieu, P. G., Nordstrum, L. E., & Greco, P. (2017). Lean for Education. Quality Assurance in Education, 25(1), 74–90. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-12-2016-0081
• Kaizen (Ky'zen), the Key to Japan's Competitive Success
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• Improving Our Ability to Improve: A Call for Investment in a New Future
  Engelbart, D. C. (2003). Improving Our Ability to Improve: A Call for Investment in a New Future [Lecture]. IBM Co-Evolution Symposium, San Jose, CA.
• Implementation Science: Understanding and Finding Solutions to Variation in Program Implementation
  Nordstrum, L. E., LeMahieu, P. G., & Berrena, E. (2017). Implementation Science: Understanding and Finding Solutions to Variation in Program Implementation. Quality Assurance in Education, 25(1), 58–73. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-12-2016-0080
• Implementation Science: Key Concepts, Themes, and Evidence for Practitioners in Educational Psychology
  Blase, K. A., Van Dyke, M., Fixsen, D. L., & Bailey, F. W. (2012). Implementation Science: Key Concepts, Themes, and Evidence for Practitioners in Educational Psychology. In B. Kelly & D. F. Perkins (Eds.), Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education (pp. 13–34). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139013949.004
• Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature
  Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M., & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature. In The National Implementation Research Network (p. 34). University of South Florida; Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute; The National Implementation Research Network. https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/resources/implementation-research-synthesis-literature
• Implementation of Educational Innovation
  Berman, P., & McLaughlin, M. W. (1976). Implementation of Educational Innovation. The Educational Forum, 40(3), 345–370. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131727609336469
• How to Change a Culture: Lessons From NUMMI
  Shook, J. (2010). How to Change a Culture: Lessons From NUMMI. MIT Sloan Management Review. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-to-change-a-culture-lessons-from-nummi/
• Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education
  Kelly, B., & Perkins, D. F. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139013949
• Evaluation of the Positive Deviance Project
  Malloy, C. L. (2012). Evaluation of the Positive Deviance Project. California Teachers Association Institute for Teaching.
• Design-Based Implementation Research: An Emerging Model for Transforming the Relationship of Research and Practice
  Fishman, B. J., Penuel, W. R., Allen, A.-R., Cheng, B. H., & Sabelli, N. (2013). Design-Based Implementation Research: An Emerging Model for Transforming the Relationship of Research and Practice. National Society for the Study of Education, 112(2), 136–156.
• Design-Based Implementation Research
  LeMahieu, P. G., Nordstrum, L. E., & Potvin, A. S. (2017). Design-Based Implementation Research. Quality Assurance in Education, 25(1), 26–42. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-11-2016-0077
• Design Experiments in Educational Research
  Cobb, P., Confrey, J., diSessa, A., Lehrer, R., & Schauble, L. (2003). Design Experiments in Educational Research. Educational Researcher, 32(1), 9–13. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X032001009
• Community College Pathways: 2012-2013 Descriptive Report
  Sowers, N., Strother, S., & van Campen, J. (2013). Community College Pathways: 2012-2013 Descriptive Report. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/publications/community-college-pathways-2012-2013-descriptive-report/
• About Us
  The School District of Menomonee Falls. (n.d.). About Us. The School District of Menomonee Falls. Retrieved November 25, 2023, from https://www.fallsschools.org/district-information
• A Systematic Literature Review of Six Sigma Practices in Education
  Cudney, E. A., Elrod, C. C., & Stanley, S. M. (2014). A Systematic Literature Review of Six Sigma Practices in Education. International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 8(3–4), 163–175. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSCA.2014.067552
• A Model of Continuous Improvement in High Schools: A Process for Research, Innovation Design, Implementation, and Scale
  Cohen-Vogel, L., Cannata, M., Rutledge, S. A., & Socol, A. R. (2016). A Model of Continuous Improvement in High Schools: A Process for Research, Innovation Design, Implementation, and Scale. Teachers College Record, 118(13), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/016146811611801301
• A Design Inquiry: Bridging Assessment and Curriculum Frameworks to Engage Students in Science Practices
  DeBarger, A. H., Tate, E., Beauvineau, Y., Feng, M., Schank, P., Heck, T., & Williams, M. (2014, June). A Design Inquiry: Bridging Assessment and Curriculum Frameworks to Engage Students in Science Practices. Learning and Becoming in Practice: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2014. Volume 2. The 11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Boulder, CO. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/926