Developing a Coherent Research Agenda: Lessons from the REL Northeast & Islands Research Agenda Workshops

Title:	Developing a Coherent Research Agenda: Lessons from the REL Northeast & Islands Research Agenda Workshops
Description:	This report describes the approach that REL Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) used to guide its eight research alliances toward collaboratively identifying a shared research agenda. A key feature of their approach was a two-workshop series, during which alliance members created a set of research questions on a shared topic of education policy and/or practice. This report explains how REL-NEI conceptualized and organized the workshops, planned the logistics, overcame geographic distance among alliance members, developed and used materials (including modifications for different audiences and for a virtual platform), and created a formal research agenda after the workshops. The report includes links to access the materials used for the workshops, including facilitator and participant guides and slide decks.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1.1MB)
Cover Date:	July 2014
Web Release:	July 10, 2014
Print Release:	July 10, 2014
Publication #:	REL 2014014 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Julie Reed Kochanek: Education Development Center; Natalie Lacireno-Paquet: WestEd; Rebecca Carey: Education Development Center
Type of Product:	Tools
Keywords:	Educational Research Research Design Research Methodology
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Tools, please contact: Amy Johnson.