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Open Library · Theme 20

Research, Evidence, Innovation & Evaluation

research literacy and critical appraisal; literature reviews; quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods; programme evaluation; improvement science; design-based and implementation research; measurement and monitoring; research ethics and data governance; pilots and scaling; research–practice partnerships.

Global / Professional Evidence

Continuous Improvement in Education: Toolkit for Schools and Districts

REL Northeast & Islands/IES · 2020 · DRIVE PDF

Apply root-cause analysis and Plan–Do–Study–Act cycles with ready-to-use templates and examples.

Teach Primary Observer Manual

World Bank · 2021 · CROSS-REFERENCE

Provides a validated classroom-observation instrument.

Using Student Achievement Data

IES/What Works Clearinghouse · 2009 · CROSS-REFERENCE

Supports evidence cycles, monitoring and data-informed improvement.

How Principals Affect Students and Schools

Wallace Foundation · 2021 · CROSS-REFERENCE

Models rigorous evidence synthesis for leadership decisions.

Action Research

J. Spencer Clark, Suzanne Porath, Julie Thiele, and Morgan Jobe · 2020 · DRIVE OPEN BOOK

Identifying practice problems, reviewing literature, framing questions, addressing ethics, collecting and analysing evidence, reporting findings, and improving practice.

Understanding and Doing Research in Education & the Social Sciences

Phillip A. Olt, Yaprak Dalat Ward, Kevin Splichal, Reade L. Dowda, and Elliot Isom · 2025; accessibility update 2026 · DRIVE OPEN BOOK

Research foundations and ethics, literature and theory, quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, data analysis, practitioner action research, and article analysis.

Ghana / Contextual Research

Titles and author labels reflect the verified repository inventory and can be refined in Elementor after publication-level metadata review.

Participatory Action Research

Dzamesi · 2020 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Quality Preschool Evaluation

Wolf · 2020 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Higher Education Policymaking

Ansah · 2023 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Internal Quality Assurance

Boateng · 2024 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Evidence Based Practices

Mahama · 2026 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Resource Access

Official publisher resources open at their source. Cross-references open at their canonical library location. Stored repository files use the anonymously verified direct-download route.

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