Scaling-Up Exemplary Interventions

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Title

Scaling-Up Exemplary Interventions

Abstract/Description

Scale-up is the practice of introducing proven interventions into new settings with the goal of producing similarly positive effects in larger, more diverse populations. Scale-up research examines factors that influence the effectiveness of interventions as they are brought to scale across settings. This article has three objectives. First, it defines the goals of scale-up research with respect to broader efforts to enhance the quality of educational research and promote evidence-based education. Second, it clarifies the importance of context, conceptually and methodologically, in conducting scale-up research. Finally, it suggests practical guidelines that can assist researchers in developing designs that can be implemented in field settings to produce robust, generalizable findings.

Author/creator

McDonald, Sarah-Kathryn

Keesler, Venessa Ann

Kauffman, Nils J.

Schneider, Barbara

Date

2006

In publication

Educational Researcher

Volume

35

Issue

3

Pages

15-24

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

en Methodological

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

0013-189X

DOI

10.3102/0013189X035003015

URL

Item on ERIC (EJ741591)

Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE Journals)

Citation

McDonald, S.-K., Keesler, V. A., Kauffman, N. J., & Schneider, B. (2006). Scaling-Up Exemplary Interventions. Educational Researcher, 35(3), 15–24. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X035003015

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Scale and Sustainability of Education Innovation and Improvement

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