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 | Active vs. Passive Parental Consent Steven B. Pokorny talks about the issues to consider when choosing between passive and active consent. Q&A |
 | At What Level Should You Randomly Assign? Robert C. Pianta talks about deciding between random assignment at the school and the district level. Quick Tip - 58 seconds |
| Attrition Patterns in Your Study Design John B. Reid suggests ways to address attrition patterns in school-based studies. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 16 seconds |
| David Elkind explains why thoughtfulness for participants is crucial. Quick Tip - 1 minute 53 seconds |
| Cost Analysis Research in Real-World Settings Learn what cost assessment is and how it works from Pinka Chatterji. Q&A |
| Designing School-based Interventions Read practical advice about designing and implementing a violence prevention program in schools by Lisa Jaycox, Daniel McCaffrey, Beverly Ocampo, Gene Shelley, Susan Blake, Joan Kub, and Donna Peterson. Q&A |
| Address the social-emotional skills of educators, says Marc Brackett, and you will see better results with your curriculum. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 19 seconds |
| Robert C. Pianta discusses the need to clearly communicate aspects of your research design with schools. Quick Tip - 1 minute 45 seconds |
| Finding Access Points in Schools Gain some insight from John B. Reid about how to develop relationships with schools. Q&A |
| First Practical Steps of Collaboration Ann Garland shares her thoughts on how to begin collaborative community research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 48 seconds |
| Getting Access to Schools Takes Time Robert C. Pianta talks about need to plan ahead when recruiting teachers from public schools. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 8 seconds |
| David Klahr outlines some differences among public and private schools on the issue of consent. Quick Tip - 1 minute 29 seconds |
| Implementing Social-Emotional Learning in Schools The development of state-level standards for social-emotional learning will improve sustainability, suggests Marc Brackett. Quick Tip - 1 minute 57 seconds |
| Increasing Response Rates from Teachers Robert C. Pianta shares a some tips about efficient data collection. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 8 seconds |
| Keep the School's Perspective in Mind Crystal Cullerton-Sen provides a doctoral student's perspective on working with public schools Quick Tip - 3 minutes 0 seconds |
| Marc Brackett describes quality assurance issues with work in social-emotional learning. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 8 seconds |
| Making the Curriculum Adaptable Marc Brackett explains that flexibility in curriculum implementation increases buy-in among teachers. Quick Tip - 1 minute 37 seconds |
| Pros & Cons of School-based Studies David Klahr outlines some challenges in school-based research. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 17 seconds |
| Providing Feedback to the Schools Robert C. Pianta discusses how to provide feedback to sites without giving overt recommendations. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 57 seconds |
| Robert C. Pianta details some of the challenges of proposing random assignment studies with schools and offers some solutions. Quick Tip - 2 minutes 0 seconds |
| If you're working within a faulty system, says James P. Comer, almost any change you make will help, but it won't address the core issues. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 12 seconds |
| Start with a Local School System Robert C. Pianta shares some tips for beginning research in a school setting. Quick Tip - 1 minute 28 seconds |
| Sustainability is the Question Marc Atkins shares his views on sustainability of programs in public schools. Q&A |
| James P. Comer delineates the core values of the school-based Comer Process. Quick Tip - 3 minutes 36 seconds |
| Using Incentives with Teachers Robert C. Pianta describes types of incentives he has used in his research with teachers. Quick Tip - 1 minute 3 seconds |
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