Increasingly theories of change are expected to be a central component articulated within education research grant proposals and manuscripts. At the end of this short workshop, participants will be able to distinguish between logic models, theories of change, and theories of action; use program theory to construct and/or improve these models; and increase their awareness of additional related resources. Logic models, program theory, theories of change, and theories of action are useful tools for clarifying relationships between education research questions, intervention activities, and research measures. Workshop participants will examine example models, discuss opportunities for using these models, and discuss interactive strategies for working with groups on articulating program theory and its relation to a theory of change. In small groups participants will discuss and begin to develop one of their own models that relates to an education research investigation of interest to them.

Note: this mini-workshop will run for 2.0 hrs.

All mini-wrorkshops will take place online, via Zoom (unless otherwise noted). Participants will be sent links to the Zoom room and connection info will be posted below prior to the session start.

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