Methodological Approaches for Equity-Oriented Evidence Synthesis

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Conducting research that attends to racial inequities requires both a commitment to asking critical questions of our current education systems and a commitment to interrogate and change how we answer those questions. This symposium engages the audience in a discussion of how we might change our methodological approach to evidence synthesis in order to conduct transformative research that advances equity. Grounding in a collection of synthesis studies on social and emotional learning programs, the four presentations explore how open science, collaborative projects, the study of heterogeneity, and increased attention to measurement can help generate a more nuanced evidence synthesis that supports us in cultivating education futures in which students feel safe, supported, and able to thrive.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Chair

• Sarah Peko-Spicer, American Institutes for Research

Papers

• Executing a Registered Report for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: An Illustration - Christina Cipriano, Yale University

• Maximizing Scientific Impact and Optimizing Review Resources Through a Collaborative Approach to Evidence Synthesis - Sarah Peko-Spicer, American Institutes for Research

• Examining Specific Group Effects Through Differential Effects Meta-Analysis - Joshua R. Polanin, American Institutes for Research

• Improving Conceptualization and Measurement of Equity and Identity Groups - Michael Strambler, Yale School of Medicine

Discussant

• Dorothy L. Espelage, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill