Leading Change Through Evaluation (eBook)

Improvement Science in Action

Kristen L. Rohanna (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
9781071847886 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Series Editor Introduction
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Louis Gomez
Preface
About the Author
Part 1 • Seeking Change in a Complex World
Chapter 1 • What Do We Mean by Formative Evaluation?
The Evolution of Formative Evaluation
Continuous Improvement and Improvement Science
Other Continuous Improvement Approaches
Conclusion
Chapter 2 • The Truth About Complex Systems
Systems and Complexity Science
Learning Your Way Through Problems
Multiple and Inclusive Perspectives: The Need for Embracing
Actors Within the System
Building Capacity for Participatory Approaches
Conclusion
Part 2 • The Case Study
Introducing the Case Study
The Challenge
Case Study Conceptual Framework
Chapter 3 • The Beginnings of a Network
Building the Network Hub Team
Building the Rest of the Team
Recruiting the Network Schools
Launching the Network
Our Own Challenge: Decision to Separate From the Larger Network
Conclusion
Chapter 4 • The Re-Launch
Seeking the Counsel of Others
Developing the Network’s Theory of Improvement
Taking Action Through PDSAs
The Network’s Outcome, End of Year 1
Conclusion
Chapter 5 • A Tale of Two Visions - Building Individual Capacity
The Math Instructional Vision (Subject Knowledge)
The Vision for Building Improvement Science Capacity (Profound Knowledge)
The Network’s Initial Improvement Science Capacity
The Two Visions Intersect
Conclusion
Chapter 6 • The Importance of Being Structured - Building Organizational Capacity
Organizational Capacity
Individual Versus Organizational Capacity
Network Structures
Conclusion
Chapter 7 • Not All Learning Is Created Equal - Fostering Transformational Organizational Learning
The Learnings Generated During Year 1
The Importance of Reflective Structures for Single- and Double-Loop Learning
Intentionally Designing Activities to Foster Double-Loop Learning
Conclusion
Chapter 8 • Lessons and Reflections From a Case Study
Lessons From Research and Practice: Findings From the Case Study
Lessons From Continued Practice: Additional Reflections
Bringing It All Together: Learning From Astronauts, Elephants, Einstein, and Teachers
Moving Forward in a Complex World
Appendix: Case Study Methodology
Setting
Case Study Design
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.10.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Evaluation in Practice Series
• Reihe/Serie: Evaluation in Practice Series
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: Complex Systems • Evaluation • Formative Evaluation • improvement science • School Improvement
• ISBN-13: 9781071847886 / 9781071847886