Focus Area Policy Brief. Teacher &amp; Mentor Relationships

Bruch, Sarah K.; Haynes, Harper; Hylka, Alex

doi:10.17077/l5px-gng3

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“…The student experiences of school climate survey is the one of the key needs assessment components of a larger research practice collaboration between the University of Iowa's Public Policy Center and the Iowa City Community School District. Project components described in the panel on the right have corresponding reports, including the 2016 student experiences of school climate survey, 1 policy briefs, 2,3,4 and task force report. 5 Following the 2016 administration of the survey and subsequent report, researchers at the University of Iowa Public Policy Center collaboratively identified three focus areas based on the survey results.…”

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Student Experiences of School Climate in the Iowa City Community School District 2017

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Her research focuses on social inequality broadly, focusing on educational, racial and citizenship inequalities in particular. She is the principal investigator leading a research-practice partnership with the Iowa City Community School District. Using a research-practice model, this partnership leverages social science and education policy research and practitioner knowledge to more effectively address persistent problems of policy and practice and improve students' educational opportunities and outcomes. Additional Resources Online Supplemental Appendix Full descriptive data tables for each survey item, including means, sample size, statistical significance test results, and percent missing, are included in an Online Supplemental Appendix. This Appendix can be found on the main report page: http://ppc.uiowa.edu/social-policy/study/research-partnershipiowa-city-community-school-district Interactive Graphic Due to the large number of survey items, this report includes only selective graphs of key findings from the student experiences of school climate survey. An interactive graphic have been created to view the District average, or differences by school type, racial identity, gender identity, sexual orientation, or parental education for every survey item. A drop down menu allows you to select the survey item and average values for the item. The interactive graphic can be found on the main report

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Student Experiences of School Climate in the Iowa City Community School District 2017

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Shi

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“…In order to inform District decisions about how to address each of these focus areas, the PPC research staff authored focus area policy briefs synthesizing the current state of research knowledge and identifying strategies with evidence of effectiveness in improving these student experiences and/or reducing inequities in these areas. 3,4,5 The recommendations in these policy briefs then served as the background for a multi-stakeholder task force. The multi-stakeholder task force provided feedback and prioritized the recommendations, drawing upon both their own relationship and experience with the District and its schools, and on the survey data and research literature summarized in the policy briefs.…”

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