Session 10 Influences of Political Context on Evaluation and Educational Research

Although it is not expected that your projects tackle the larger political context of making changes in education (broadly construed) or draw on sophisticated theories about evaluation and educational change, this Session put these areas on your maps.

Preparation:
Read at least one of:
Woodhead, "When psychology informs public policy,"
Hunt, "The dilemma in the classroom: a cross-sectional survey measures the effects of segregated schooling,"
Metcalf, "Reading between the lines."
Muir, "Science rules OK: running societies the rational way,"
Rokovich, "Implementing change at SJUSD: an unfinished case study"
Submit summary for one reading to the discussion post for this session.

Session:
"Jigsaw" digestion and discussion of readings, with special attention to the ways that politics shapes educational research and evaluation studies at the stages of: origins and design of the research; the implementation; the interpretation of results; and their dissemination or application.

Follow-up:
Look ahead to what work is due in the next session.

Work due this session:
*A* Asmt. A6: Narrative Outline for Project Report
E2. Second conference with instructor on your assignments and projects, before Session 10.
Participation Item C. Summary of one reading submitted to the discussion post for this session.

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