Design-Based Research in Education Theory and Applications

Effective research in educational settings requires collaboration between researchers and school-based practitioners to codesign instruction and assessment, analyze findings to inform subsequent iterations, and make thoughtful revisions. This innovative reference and course text examines the theory and practice of design-based research (DBR), an important methodology for conducting studies in authentic educational contexts. Across 13 chapters, leading experts provide specific examples of high-quality DBR addressing different research foci, grade levels, and subject areas (literacy/English language arts, math, and science). Applications are presented for curriculum development, intervention, assessment, and digital contexts, as well as teaching second-language learners. Also addressed is DBR’s role in educator preparation, professional development, dissertation research, and technical education.

Zoi A. Philippakos, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests include reading and writing instruction in K–12 and postsecondary classrooms, strategy instruction with self-regulation, and teacher professional development. She collaborates with teachers to design and evaluate instructional approaches through design-based research methodologies and engages in experimental studies. Dr. Philippakos has published her research in leading journals and presents her work at national and international conferences.
 
Emily Howell, PhD, is a faculty member in literacy in the Department of Education and Human Development at Clemson University. She has taught English and writing at the secondary and collegiate levels and currently teaches preservice teachers and graduate students in education. Her research interests include multiliteracies, adolescent literacy, writing instruction, and digital tools. Dr. Howell approaches research through partnerships with teachers using methodologies such as design-based research. Her research has been published in leading journals of education.
 
Anthony Pellegrino, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to his work in higher education, he worked in K–12 classrooms and in public school administration for a decade. Dr. Pellegrino’s research interests include student learning of difficult history and counternarratives in history/social studies education, as well as the experiences of preservice educators in clinical practice. 
 

I. Understanding Design-Based Research
1. Design-Based Research in Educational Settings: Motivations, Crosscutting Features, and Considerations for Design, Melissa Campanella & William R. Penuel
2. Addressing Publication Challenges in Design-Based Research, Margret Hjalmarson, Allison Ward Parsons, Seth A. Parsons, & Amy C. Hutchison
II. Design-Based Research and Curriculum Development
3. Combining Curriculum and Teacher Development through Design Research, Jan van den Akker & Nienke Nieveen
4. Curriculum Development in Science, Kalle Juuti & Jari Lavonen
5. Classroom Design-Based Research: Designing for Proportional Reasoning in Mathematics Education, Michelle Stephan
6. Curriculum Development of Reading and Writing in the Middle Grades, Zoi A. Philippakos & Charles A. MacArthur
III. Design-Based Research and Specific Applications
7. Literacy Is Transformative: Secondary Reading Interventions Using Design-Based Research, Alejandro Gonzalez, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, & Diane Lapp
8. Collaborative Design to Support Digital Literacies across the Curriculum, Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Sharon Dotger, Kathleen A. Hinchman, Heather Waymouth, & Keith O. Newvine
9. Multilingual Students and Design-Based Research: Developing Opportunities in Partnerships, Ryan McCarty, Tim Pappageorge, & Claudia Rueda-Alvarez
10. Using Design-Based Research to Develop a Formative Assessment Tool, Kristi Tamte Bergeson
IV. Design-Based Research and Teacher-Researchers
11. Professional Development on Genre-Based Strategy Instruction on Writing, Zoi A. Philippakos
12. Improving Disciplinary Literacy Teaching: A Formative Experiment Exploring Professional Development in Disciplinary Settings, Phillip Wilder, Emily Howell, Lorraine Jacques, Susan Cridland-Hughes, & Mary-Celeste Schreuder
13. Purposeful Clinical Practices in Teacher Preparation through Design-Based Research, Anthony Pellegrino
14. Graduate Students Writing Design-Based Research Dissertations, Susan McKenney & Thomas Reeves
15. Fostering Techno-Mathematical Literacies in Higher Technical Education: Reflections on Challenges and Successes of Design-Based Implementation Research, Nathalie J. van der Wal, Arthur Bakker, Albert Moes, & Paul Drijvers
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