Chicago Alliance For Equity in Computer Science (CAFECS): Cycles of improvement” poster in Special Session: A discussion of research practice partnerships in CS education

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

As an RPP, CAFÉCS has developed distributed leadership practices that enable the melding of cognition and design into the social context of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). One such leadership practice is the CAFÉCS improvement cycle. Through weekly meetings of the...

Chicago Alliance For Equity in Computer Science (CAFECS): Cycles of Improvement

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

Using research-practice partnerships to improve practice in Chicago Public School

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs), particularly in the field of Computer Science Education, are a relatively recent development as a potential strategy to address complex education challenges. Currently, there is limited research focused on evaluating RPP...

Research, relationships, and reflection: How three research-practice partnerships support practitioners’ use of research evidence.

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

A primary goal of RPPs is to impact decision making in education through the use of research evidence. However, at present, few studies point to what effective research use looks like and what conditions need to be in place in order to maximize the potential of...

A research-practice partnership problem-solving cycle in understanding and supporting collaborative research: Frameworks and measures to support learning for research and practice [symposium]

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

This paper describes a problem-solving cycle that CAFÉCS education researchers, university professors, and educators developed to systematically and collaboratively conduct and use research to inform practice.