Barbara Schneider, Ph.D. is a John A. Hannah Distinguished University Professor at Michigan State University and principal investigator of the Data Research and Development Center at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.Sarah-Kathryn McDonald is executive director of the Data Research and Development Center and a research scientist at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

• Part 1 Part I - Researching Scale-UpChapter 2 Overview - Scaling Up Promising Educational Interventions: Rigorous Research and a Focus on the Instructional CoreChapter 3 Chapter 1- Designing Field Trials of Educational InnovationsChapter 4 Chapter 2 - National Efforts to Bring Reform to Cale in High-Poverty schools: Outcomes and ImplicationsChapter 5 Chapter 3 - Scaling Assessment-Driven Instruction Using the Internet and Handheld ComputersChapter 6 Chapter 4 - Scaling Up Highly Rated Middle Science Curriculum Units for Diverse Student Populations: Features that Affect Collaborative Research and Vice-VersaChapter 7 Commentary - Implementation and Evaluation of Scale-UpPart 8 Part II - Implementing Scale-UpChapter 9 Overview - From Early Reading to High School Mathematics: Matching Case Studies of Four Educational Innovations Against Principles for Effective Scale UpChapter 10 Chapter 5 - Scaling Up High School Reforms: Model Specificity and Local Buy-InChapter 11 Chapter 6 - Rethinking Sustainability of Curricular Innovations: Notes from Urban DetroitChapter 12 Chapter 7 - When the Rubber Meets the Road: Lessons from the In-School Adventures of an Automated Reading Tutor that ListensChapter 13 Chapter 8 - Scaling Up Success for All: The First 16 YearsChapter 14 Commentary - Challenges, Incentives, and Obligations of Conducting Scale-Up Research

This book contains a series of highly readable articles investigating how to design and conduct studies in varied educational settings, and how to implement a specific intervention once it has proven successful. Recommended.