title: Developing a collaboration with the Houston independent school district: testing the generalizability of a partnership model.
abstract: Moving evidence-based practices into real-world settings is a high priority for education and public health. This paper describes the development of a partnership among the Houston Independent School District, the American Institutes of Research, and the Houston Federation of Teachers to support research on and program sustainability for the Good Behavior Game, a team-based classroom behavior management strategy that has shown positive impact in randomized field trials. The conceptual framework guiding partnership development is presented, followed by an application of the framework in Houston. Lessons learned and implications for the next stage of research and practice are then discussed.
authors.affiliation: American Institutes for Research, 300 East Lombard St., Suite 1020, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. jpoduska@air.org
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poduska
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Zeph
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Capo
authors.forename: Venita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012574:Schools; D013781:Texas