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International Perspectives on Place-Randomized Trials in
Education
Discussion of:
•Dana Burde, “Panacea or Straight Jacket?”
• Hiro Yoshikawa et al. “The Experimental Evaluation of Un Buen Comienzo”.
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Outline
I. Place-Randomized Trials as a Global Phenomenon.
II. Burde and Linden, Afghanistan.III. Yoshikawa et al., Chile.IV. The Role of University Research
Institutes in International Collaborations on P-RTs.
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I. Place-Randomized Trials as a Global Phenomenon.
“Can P-RTs be used to inform evidence-based Policy?”
• International: World Bank, OECD, etc.Rockefeller FoundationCampbell Collaborative.
• National: IES.
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C2 - SPECTR
The Campbell Collaborative’s Social, Psychological, Educational, and Criminological Trials Register.
In 2005, included more than 200 references on PRTs. (Coded as “CRT”).
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Burde/Afghanistan.“Debates Regarding Randomized
Trials”.
Weaknesses in research design Weaknesses in execution of
study Ethical issues Culture: privileging quantitative
over qualitative
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2. Execution Problems
inadequate intervention insufficient attention to
variation within the sample inadequate separation of
treatment and control groups
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2. Execution Solutions
implementation fidelity measure and model
treatment variability cooperation, monitoring.
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3. Ethical Problems
withholding services perceptions of unfairness cultural bias, political
control
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3. Ethical Solutions: Make PRTs
Scientifically Sound Community Informed Democratically/Legitimately
Governed
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4. Solutions
Smart, strategic use of both approaches within PRTs and across portfolio of studies.
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Notable Issues in Studies of CRS-funded Community Schools in
Afghanistan
Negotiations (with NGOs, State, Communities)
Pace: Pilot Trial Implementation at
Scale Revisions: Based on new information
and changes in conditions.
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UBC Theory of Change: Identifying the links between
active ingredients of intervention
mediating mechanisms child outcomes
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Interestingly, Yoshikawa discusses at the end:
Design Ethics (Communication) Execution (“Thorny Issues”)
But not “Culture of Privileging Quantitative Research”
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IV. The Role of Universities: Intellectual
Theory Development and Interdisciplinarity
Measurement Development Statistical Modeling Bridging Cultural Distance
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The Role of Universities: Logistical
Action in a Multi-Actor World. Raising Funds that Enable
Independent Evaluation. Transcending Geographic
Distance.
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