Willow Sussex's research while affiliated with University of the District of Columbia and other places

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Congress posed questions about the effectiveness of educational technology and how effectiveness is related to conditions and practices. The study identified reading and mathematics software products based on prior evidence of effectiveness and other criteria and recruited districts, schools, and teachers to implement the products. On average, afte...
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is exploring the feasibility and value of applying social network methods to studying the implementation of school-wide reform initiatives. All opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the authors. We wish to acknowl-edge the contributions of the team of researchers involved in designing the interview protocols and collecting and an...
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This article describes results of a study investigating the potential of using social network analysis to evaluate programs that aim at improving schools by fostering greater collaboration between teachers. The goal of this method is to use data about teacher collaboration within schools to map the distribution of expertise and resources needed to...
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Abstract This paper describes results of a study investigating the potential of using social network analysis to evaluate the capacity ofa school to undertake a schoolwide educational reform. The goal ofthis methodis to use data about teacher collaboration within schools to map and explain the distribution of expertise and resourcesneed ed to enact...

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... However, the efficacy of a technology-driven educational space is contingent on the caliber of instructional strategies adopted. It is imperative to understand that the mere incorporation of technology does not assure improved learning outcomes; it must be synergized with effective instructional methodologies (Dynarski et al., 2007;Kulik, 2003). ...
... En la comunidad de innovación educativa, el uso de las redes sociales (Angrave, 2022) como vehículo para evaluar actividades ha sido estudiado desde hace más de una década, tanto para educación secundaria como universitaria (Penuel, 2006) (Manca, 2020)(González-Soler, 2022. Además, en los últimos años se está poniendo el foco en los beneficios que puede traer a la universidad y muchos investigadores de todo el mundo están desarrollando experiencias con ellas (Luo, 2020). ...
... In health system research, SNA has indicated that network characteristics of the staff are associated with burnout and job satisfaction [13,14]. In educational sciences, SNA has given the researchers valuable insights into how dissimilarities in students' social network properties influence their academic performance, well-being, and perception of accomplishment [15,16]. Some consider social networks as an important part of the hidden curriculum [17][18][19]. ...