Appendix A
Workshop Agendas
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Peer Review of Education Research Grant Applications: Implications, Considerations, and Future Directions
February 25-26, 2003
Tuesday, February 25
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Goals for Workshop
Lauress Wise, Chair, Committee on Research in Education and President, HumRRO
Lisa Towne, Study Director, Committee on Research in Education
9:00 a.m.
Historical Context for Grants Peer Review
Edward Hackett, Arizona State University
10:15 a.m.
Education Research and Peer Review: A Perspective from the Institute of Education Sciences
Grover (Russ) Whitehurst, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
11:00 a.m.
Goals and Purposes of Grants Peer Review: Perspectives from Investigators
Hilda Borko, University of Colorado
Penelope Peterson, Northwestern University
Kenneth Dodge, Duke University
Milton Hakel, Bowling Green State University
Edward Redish, University of Maryland
1:45 p.m.
Peer Review Models: Perspectives from Funding Agencies
Finbarr (Barry) Sloane, National Science Foundation
Steven Breckler, National Science Foundation
Brent Stanfield, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Susan Chipman, Office of Naval Research
Louis Danielson, U.S. Department of Education
4:30 p.m.
Selecting and Training Peers
Teresa Levitin, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Brent Stanfield, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wednesday, February 26
8:30 a.m.
Report on Strengthening the Standards: An Evaluation of OERI Grants Peer Review
Diane August, Center for Applied Linguistics
Penelope Peterson, Northwestern University
10:15 a.m.
The Reliability of Peer Review for Grant Submissions
Dominic Cicchetti, Yale University
11:15 a.m.
Wrap-Up Discussion
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Workshop on Understanding and Promoting Knowledge Accumulation in Education: Tools and Strategies for Education Research
June 30-July 1, 2003
Monday, June 30
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Goals for Workshop
Lauress Wise, Chair, Committee on Research in Education and President, HumRRO
Lisa Towne, Study Director, Committee on Research in Education
Part I. Knowledge Accumulation: What Does It Mean?
8:45 a.m.
Framing the Issues
Kenji Hakuta, Stanford University
Kenneth Howe, University of Colorado
Moderated Discussion
Jay Labov, National Research Council
David McQueen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sidney Winter, University of Pennsylvania
10:45 a.m.
Two Case Studies
The Role of Resources in School and Student Performance (a.k.a.: “Does Money Matter?”)
Helen (Sunny) Ladd, Duke University
David Cohen, University of Michigan
Culture and Learning
Barbara Rogoff, University of California, Santa Cruz
Part II. Knowledge Accumulation: Tools and Strategies
1:15 p.m.
Common Core of Measures
Barbara Schneider, University of Chicago
Claudia Buchmann, Duke University
Michael Nettles, University of Michigan
3:15 p.m.
Making Data Publicly Accessible
Ronald Ehrenberg, Cornell University
David Grissmer, RAND
Gary Natriello, Teachers College
Norman Bradburn, National Science Foundation
Marilyn Seastrom, National Center for Education Statistics
Tuesday, July 1
8:30 a.m.
Ways of Taking Stock: Replication, Scaling Up, Meta-Analysis, Professional Consensus Building
Hugh (Bud) Mehan, University of California, San Diego
Robert Slavin, Johns Hopkins University
Harris Cooper, University of Missouri-Columbia
Lauress Wise, HumRRO
Daniel Berch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
10:45 a.m.
Wrap-Up: Summary of Themes and Concluding Comments
Lauress Wise, HumRRO
Robert Floden, Michigan State University
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Randomized Field Trials (RFTs) in Education: Implementation and Implications
September 24, 2003
8:30 a.m.
Workshop Objectives and Overview
Lauress Wise, Chair, Committee on Research in Education and President, HumRRO
Lisa Towne, Study Director, Committee on Research in Education
Session 1. RFTs in Context
8:45 a.m.
Nature of Education Research and Methodology
Richard Shavelson, Stanford University
9:15 a.m.
Implementing RFTs in Social Settings
Judith Gueron, MDRC
9:45 a.m.
Q&A
Session 2. RFTs in Educational Settings: Lessons Learned
10:45 a.m.
Case 1: Success for All After-School Program Study
Olatokunbo (Toks) Fashola, Johns Hopkins University
Loretta McClairn, Baltimore City Schools
11:15 a.m.
Case 2: Haan Foundation Study
David Myers, Mathematica Policy Research
Donna Durno, Allegheny Intermediate Unit
11:45 p.m.
Case 3: Baltimore Whole-Day First Grade Program Study
Sheppard Kellam, American Institutes for Research
Linda Chinnia, Baltimore City Schools
Session 3. Implications for Research and Practice
1:45 p.m.
Implications for Education Research and Researchers
Robert Boruch, University of Pennsylvania
Anthony (Eamonn) Kelly, George Mason University
2:15 p.m.
Q&A
3:15 p.m.
Implications for States
Wesley Bruce, Indiana Department of Education
3:30 p.m.
Implications for Urban Districts
Sharon Lewis, Council of the Great City Schools
3:45 p.m.
Implications for Traditionally Underserved Populations
Vinetta Jones, Howard University
4:00 p.m.
Q&A
4:30 p.m.
Wrap-Up Discussion of Themes and Implications
Kay Dickersin, Brown University
WORKSHOP AGENDA
The Role of Journals in Developing the Education Research Knowledge Base
November 11, 2003
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Overview
Lauress Wise, Chair, Committee on Research in Education and President, HumRRO
Lisa Towne, Study Director, Committee on Research in Education
Session 1. Defining the Territory
8:45 a.m.
Barbara Schneider, University of Chicago and member of CORE
9:15 a.m.
Q&A
Session 2. Quality and Coherence in Publishing: A Roundtable
Robert Floden, Michigan State University, Committee Moderator
Bridget Coughlin, Managing Editor, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Catherine Emihovich, (past) Editor, Anthropology and Education Quarterly
Glenn Firebaugh, (past) Editor, American Sociological Review
Lynn Liben, Editor, Child Development
Margaret McKeown, Editor, American Educational Research Journal
Gary VandenBos, Publisher, American Psychological Association
10:00 a.m.
Moderated Discussion: Focus on Quality
11:00 a.m.
Moderated Discussion: Focus on Coherence
Noon
Q&A
Session 3. Strategic Directions: Emerging Issues and Trends
Systematic Reviews
Kay Dickersin, Brown University, Committee Moderator
Judy Sebba, Department for Education and Skills, England
Hannah Rothstein, Baruch College, City University of New York
1:30 p.m.
Presentations
2:15 p.m.
Q&A
Technology, Communication, and Audience
Joseph Tobin, Arizona State University, Committee Moderator
Gary Natriello, Columbia University
John Willinsky, University of British Columbia
3:00 p.m.
Presentations
3:45 p.m.
Q&A
4:15 p.m.
Wrap-Up
WORKSHOP AGENDA
A National Conversation About Doctoral Programs for Future Leaders in Education Research
November 12, 2003
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Overview
Lauress Wise, Chair, Committee on Research in Education and President, HumRRO
Lisa Towne, Study Director, Committee on Research in Education
Session 1. Defining the Territory
8:45 a.m.
Institutional Context
David Labaree, Stanford University
9:15 a.m.
Comparative Perspective
Felice Levine, American Educational Research Association
9:45 a.m.
Q&A
Session 2. Analyzing Key Issues
10:45 a.m.
Developing a Common Curriculum
Margaret Eisenhart, University of Colorado and member CORE
11:15 a.m.
Crafting Methodological Training
Steven Raudenbush, University of Michigan
11:30 a.m.
Serving an Increasingly Diverse Talent Pool
Charles Hancock, Ohio State University
11:45 a.m.
Relating Training to the Disciplines and Disciplinary Departments
Joseph Tobin, Arizona State University and member CORE
12:00 p.m.
Q&A
Session 3. Setting Strategic Directions
1:30 p.m.
Lee Shulman, Carnegie Foundation
2:00 p.m.
Grover (Russ) Whitehurst, U.S. Department of Education
2:30 p.m.
David Cohen, University of Michigan
3:15 p.m.
Moderated Discussion
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Harvard University and member of CORE
4:15 p.m.
Q&A