Educator and Leadership Challenges in Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions in Schools and Districts

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 7:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Academic Achievement and Evidence-Based Practices (Table 35)

Abstract

Since passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), educational leaders and decision-makers have been charged with ensuring that their school-improvement initiatives are evidence-based and thus expected to achieve identified outcomes for students and schools. However, there are often challenges and barriers to the selection, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practice for school/district educators as well as higher education partners. Our paper will detail some of challenges identified by participants in a methods training workshop meant to strengthen evidence-based intervention knowledge and practice within the framework of the cycle of continuous improvement.

Authors

• Ann A. O'Connell, Rutgers University

• Marsha S. Lewis, Ohio University

• Natasha K. Bowen, The Ohio State University

• Tracey A. Stuckey, The Ohio State University

• Anirudh Virender Singh Ruhil, Ohio University

• Krisann Stephany, The Ohio State University