Design Based Implementation Research

A Framework for the Initiation of Networked Improvement Communities

This paper explores the initiation of a social structure to organize collaborative improvement work: the networked improvement community (or NIC). NICs are highly structured, intentionally formed collaborations among education professionals, researchers, and designers that aim to address a high leverage practical problem.

Authors: Jennifer Lin Russell, Anthony S. Bryk, Jonathan Dolle, Louis Gomez, Paul LeMahieu, and Alicia Grunow

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    A Framework for the Initiation of Networked Improvement Communities

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