Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design

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Title: Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design
Abstract/Description: This article describes elements of an approach to research and development called design-based implementation research. The approach represents an expansion of design research, which typically focuses on classrooms, to include development and testing of innovations that foster alignment and coordination of supports for improving teaching and learning. As in policy research, implementation is a key focus of theoretical development and analysis. What distinguishes this approach from both traditional design research and policy research is the presence of four key elements: (a) a focus on persistent problems of practice from multiple stakeholders’ perspectives; (b) a commitment to iterative, collaborative design; (c) a concern with developing theory related to both classroom learning and implementation through systematic inquiry; and (d) a concern with developing capacity for sustaining change in systems.
Author/creator: Penuel, William R.; Fishman, Barry J.; Cheng, Britte H.; Sabelli, Nora
Date: 2011
In publication: Educational Researcher
Volume: 40
Issue: 7
Pages: 331-337
Resource type: Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form: en Published Text
Scholarship genre: en Theoretical; en Methodological
Keywords: educational reform; learning processes/strategies; mixed methods; organization theory/change
IRE Approach/Concept: Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR)
Featured case/project: Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP); Middle-school Mathematics and the Institutional Setting of Teaching (MIST) Project; Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools (LeTUS) Program; Fifth Dimension
Language: en
Open access/full-text available: en No
Peer reviewed: en Yes
ISSN: 0013-189X, 1935-102X
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X11421826
URL: Publisher Website; ERIC Number: EJ942612
Citation: 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
Cited in: The Work of Improvement; Equity and Improvement: Engaging Communities in Educational Research