Harvard University
For Support Of A Deeper Learning Book
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/29/2012
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Term18.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Graduate School of Education at Harvard University has a mission to prepare leaders in education and to generate knowledge to improve student opportunity, achievement, and success. Ed School faculty members conduct research in both teaching and policy areas; importantly, new strategies and methods are tested and refined by faculty in school districts throughout the nation. Faculty members also reach out to their colleagues across the University to seek multi-disciplinary solutions to today's educational problems. Assistant Professor Jal Mehta proposes to complete the research portion of a study of 25 schools, networks, and districts delivering deeper learning and to develop the study findings into an academic book and related journal publications and to promote the findings within the education reform community, specifically focusing on three audiences: 1) practitioners seeking to create deeper learning in their schools and classrooms; 2) people who guide and support this work from outside the classroom, including district, state and federal policymakers, charter management operators, teacher preparation institutions, and many others; and 3) researchers interested in building a knowledge base to undergird deeper learning.
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