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Plummer BD, Galla BM, Finn A, et al. A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to School-Based Research. Mind Brain Educ. 2014;8(1):15-20doi: 10.1111/mbe.12040.
Plummer, B. D., Galla, B. M., Finn, A., Patrick, S. D., Meketon, D., Leonard, J., Goetz, C., Fernandez-Vina, E., Bartolino, S., White, R. E., & Duckworth, A. L. (2014). A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to School-Based Research. Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society, 8(1), 15-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12040
Plummer, Benjamin D, et al. "A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to School-Based Research." Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society vol. 8,1 (2014): 15-20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12040
Plummer BD, Galla BM, Finn A, Patrick SD, Meketon D, Leonard J, Goetz C, Fernandez-Vina E, Bartolino S, White RE, Duckworth AL. A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to School-Based Research. Mind Brain Educ. 2014 Mar;8(1):15-20. doi: 10.1111/mbe.12040. Epub 2014 Jan 29. PMID: 26779282; PMCID: PMC4714562.
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Mind Brain Educ. 2014 Mar;8(1):15-20. doi: 10.1111/mbe.12040. Epub 2014 Jan 29.

A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to School-Based Research.

Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society

Benjamin D Plummer, Brian M Galla, Amy Finn, Sarah D Patrick, David Meketon, Julia Leonard, Calvin Goetz, Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina, Sara Bartolino, Rachel E White, Angela L Duckworth

Affiliations

  1. University of Pennsylvania.
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  3. Northeast High School, Philadelphia PA.
  4. National Center for Time and Learning, Boston MA.

PMID: 26779282 PMCID: PMC4714562 DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12040

Abstract

Schools are an important context for both basic and applied scientific research. Unlike the laboratory, however, the physical and social conditions of schools are not under the exclusive control of scientists. In this article, we liken collecting data in schools to putting on a theatrical production. We begin by describing the large cast of characters whose collaborative efforts make school-based research possible. Next, we address the critics, including the university Institutional Review Board (IRB) and school administrators, whose feedback often improves the final study design. We then turn our attention to set building, stage directions, and rehearsals - key steps in the iterative process of refining study procedures. We end with a discussion of the day of data collection itself and activities that take place after the curtain drops. Throughout, we make recommendations based on our recent experience collecting data at several high schools. All the world's a stage

References

  1. Science. 2013 Apr 19;340(6130):317-9 - PubMed

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